- The state government said it would do everything to make sure the victims are rescued.
The Ekiti State Government says it will go after the criminals terrorising the state following the renewed upsurge in killings and abduction.
This is even as it confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti area of the state.
In statement on Tuesday, the state government said it would do everything to make sure the victims are rescued.
Gunmen had abducted six pupils and three teachers of a private school and their bus driver while they were returning from Eporo-Ekiti on Monday night.
But hours after the incident, the Ekiti State Government appealed to residents of the state not to panic as security has been stepped up to rescue them.
The statement reads, “The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has urged the citizens of the state not to despair over Monday’s kidnapping of some school pupils and their teachers in Emure- Ekiti, assuring that efforts are on to get the children and their teachers rescued.”
It quoted Governor Biodun Oyebanji as describing the kidnap as callous, and unacceptable, saying nothing would be spared in the efforts to rescue them.
The Ekiti Government said “security agencies in the state are already on the trail of the abductors with a mandate to bring the pupils and their teachers back safely.
“Governor Oyebanji said security is being stepped up across the state to flush out criminal elements from their hideouts,” it added.
“While calling on the citizens to remain calm and vigilant, he urged them to cooperate with security agencies, by making available relevant information to the authorities.”
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