Location:
Emure Ekiti, Nigeria, West Africa
Incident Date:
January 30, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Kidnapped:
9
DESCRIPTION::
Kidnappers of five pupils of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and four staff members have demanded N100m ransom for the release of the nine victims who were abducted on Monday. The abduction epidemic has continued to defy the efforts of the security agencies as cases of kidnappings were being recorded in various parts of the country daily.
The abduction of the schoolchildren and four staff members occurred when the school bus conveying 25 pupils home after school hours was waylaid by the gunmen in the Emure community in Ekiti State.