Ambode vows to rescue kidnapped pupils of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School (BMJS), Ikorodu, lagos

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday said his administration will deploy all resources to ensure that the three students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School (BMJS), Ikorodu, who were kidnapped on Monday evening, are rescued.

The governor, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, condemned the “unfortunate” incident, which has kept parents and guardians worried.

He assured that the police and other security operatives had swung into action to track down the abductors and ensure the safe return of the girls.

He said: “We have not been silent on this unfortunate development. In a delicate security matter of this nature, where young innocent people are involved and management of information demands utmost circumspect, we were convinced that swift and coordinated reaction, guided by intelligence reports on the part of the police, was a better and more sensitive approach to take, rather than a sensational, panic-stricken reaction.”


He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, as well as the Assistant Inspector General of Police for the Lagos/Ogun Command were at the scene and vicinity of the incident, leading the efforts to retrieve the girls.



“We believe in the capacity of the police to lead this rescue mission. I have had ceaseless briefings with them since the incident happened and God helping us, we shall spare no effort in securing the safe release of the girls and continue to secure the school and indeed every part of Lagos”.

Ambode said the incident may not be unconnected with his recent visit to some parts of Ikorodu where he read the riot act to vandals and criminal gangs on the resolve of the state government to take the battle to their hideouts in a spirited effort to secure the pipelines.

“We believe this is a case of evil fighting back. But Lagos will neither succumb to threats of lawlessness nor bow to terror.

“Our resolve is very clear; we will assist the police and other security agencies in dealing decisively with this one unfortunate case and prevent future reoccurrence. We will deploy the resources at our disposal to safeguard every life and property within our care,” he said.