Abducted American Int. School Student Rescued By The Police

Lagos State Police Command has again delivered on its promise to put a stop to the growing menace of kidnapping in the state by smashing another kidnap syndicate, and rescuing a 16-year-old student of the American International School Lekki, who was kidnapped on his way to school two weeks ago.

One of the kidnappers was reportedly killed during the operation, while two others were arrested. Alleged mastermind of the kidnap was the family’s driver, one Adebayo John, who was taking the teenager to school when he was kidnapped.

The teenager was rescued from the kidnapper’s den last Friday, in a forest located in Olorunlekan village, Oja-Odan, in Ilaro, Ogun State by policemen attached to Ikoyi division under Area ‘A’ command, sources said.

One of the suspected kidnappers reportedly attacked one of the policemen, stabbing him twice in the head.

On the day the kidnappers were to receive the ransom, operatives from Ikoyi, acting on a tip-off, stormed Ilaro, where they arrested one of the suspects, who during interrogation, disclosed where the teenager was kept.

However, on their way to the dreaded forest, two other members, John and one other person, were said to have been waiting by the bush path for the ransom.

On sighting the policemen, one of them reportedly attacked them with a knife, following which he was shot.

The deceased suspect was reportedly discovered to be the brother of the driver.

Narrating his 10-day ordeal in the hands of his abductors, the teenager was quoted to have said he never suspected he was kidnapped until they got to the bush.

He was quoted to have said “even when Mr. Adedayo stopped to pick the men on the way, I did not bulge. I did not know where I being taken to until I was taken to the forest.

“They kept me in a tent made with bamboo sticks, with fetish objects hung everywhere. At that point, I became afraid. I even thought they kidnapped both of us. I was scared all through.

“I was only fed twice. The first time I was given rice and the second time I was given pap and bean cake.

“They threatened to kill me if my father did not bring the ransom.”