Osinbajo assures return of kidnapped Lagos school boys

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday
assured parents and guardians of the
kidnapped Lagos school boys of the safe
return of the children.
In a chat with newsmen on the sideline of
60 birthday thanksgiving service of
Pastor Salami Ololade in Lagos, Osinbajo
said Federal Government was collaborating
with the state’s authorities to ensure their
safe return.
On May 25, six boys of the same
secondary school in Lagos were abducted
by unknown gunmen. In the same school,
six staff members and four students were
also kidnapped in October, 2016.
The acting president acknowledged that
the parents must be going through trauma
over the abduction of the children, but said
“there should be no doubt at all about the
commitment of government in the matter’’.
“I don’t know how many times the
governor has spoken to me about this and
the Inspector-General of Police, the
Commissioner of Police, the DSS and even
the Armed Forces.
“I am sure these children will return as
quickly as possible; so, we look forward to
their return,’’ he said.
Osinbajo advised children currently on
holidays to learn something new outside
academics, saying “because it is a long
holiday, it is a great time to do something
new.
“Those who like to learn a skill, whatever
skill that may be, should learn it. I wished
that when I was growing up I learned even
carpentry’’.
He said that the children could learn
something new that would impact on their
lives and their communities in new fields of
technology.

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