The South-West Coordinating Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that abducted schoolchildren and their teachers will be rescued safely.
Fayoade, who is in charge of Information and Communication Technology, gave the assurance on Monday while speaking with journalists during an official working visit to the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja.
He said coordinated efforts were ongoing across relevant security formations to ensure the swift rescue of the victims.
Fayoade said that coordinated efforts were ongoing across security formations to ensure the safe rescue of the victims in the shortest possible time.
“All agencies, including government, are working very hard, and I can assure you that within the shortest possible time, those children and their teachers will be free,” he said.
Responding to questions on reports of ransom demands by the abductors, the DIG said “the police do not engage in ransom discussions,” stressing that
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