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Parents of kidnapped Lagos pupils pay N31m ransom
Parents of the six abducted pupils of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla Epe, have paid N31m ransom to the criminals who kidnapped their children, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.
Investigation by our correspondent revealed that some parents were assigned to take the money to an undisclosed place, where they paid to some members of the gang in two tranches.
The parents were, however, worried that their children had not been released since last week when their abductors promised to set them free.
The kids were kidnapped exactly 53 days ago, three days after the gunmen notified the school management of their plans.
They broke into a boys’ hostel around 6am on Thursday, May 25, picked 10 Senior Secondary School pupils and led them to a waterside.
Punch, July 16, 2017
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