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 60th 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.
(NAN)
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