Epe 6: Abductors threaten to strike again if their demand is not met

Epe 6: Abductors threaten to strike again if their demand is not met

The kidnappers of the six senior secondary school students of Lagos Model College, lgbonla, Epe, on Monday threatened to strike again if they are not included in the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme. The threat was contained in a statement issued by the group known as the Niger Delta Forest Army and made available to newsmen... Read More

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July 30, 2017

Sometimes they don’t give us food | Freed Lagos pupil says

Six kidnapped pupils of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe who were recently rescued by the Police have said they were maltreated by their abductors. One of them, Ramon Isiaq, who spoke with Punch said the kidnappers exposed he and his colleagues to rain at the camp where they kept. He said they were... Read More

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July 29, 2017

Now the boys are back, it’s time to #BringBackOurGirls

by Tosin Adesina The eventual release of the abducted students of Igbonla Model College, Epe on Friday, has reawakened the call for the release of the remaining 113 girls that were Abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist group on the night of April 14, 2014, from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Chibok town, Borno, state... Read More

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July 29, 2017

Igbonla boys release: The Nigeria Police can do better

by Tosin Adesina The Nigeria Police Force is one that has lost its values over the years, from bribery to extortion of unsuspecting members of the public and other vices unexpected of security agencies. Lots of individuals have lost their lives through the actions of trigger happy police officers because of a miserly twenty Naira... Read More

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Igbonla Boys: Why the rich will never care

by Alexander O. Onukwue More than fifty days have passed without the return of six abducted boys from a secondary school in Igbonla, Epe, Lagos because none of them is the child of a rich man. It is not a theory that needs verification, but a fact that needs to be voiced more. Yusuf Faruk is... Read More

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The Troubles: Why is Ambode’s Lagos hot again?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Why is there a spike in the recent level of violence and misdemeanour in Nigeria’s commercial capital? Lagos State under Governor Ambode has, over the past two or three months, experienced a host of news worthy events that would not exactly make residents comfortable with their safety and well-being. From the... Read More

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Why has Osinbajo been silent about the abducted Igbonla boys?

by Alexander O. Onukwue This time in 2014, it had been nearly a 100 days after the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State. The apparent silence of the Goodluck Jonathan administration towards the matter of the kidnap led to a massive outcry against the President. He was perceived... Read More

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After 56 days: Where are the abducted Igbonla Six?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s been fifty-six days – EIGHT WEEKS – since six students were abducted from a secondary school in Igbonla in Epe, Lagos State. Six students of Igbonla Model College in Epe were kidnapped on the 25th of May, 2017. They have not been found or recovered, and nothing of note has... Read More