Ekiti Pupils’ Kidnap: I Was Ready to Poison Myself If…Says Grandma

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

The grandmother of three of the abducted and released pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Mrs. Dorcas Ojo, has stated that she had already bought a product to terminate her life had her three abducted grand children were not released eventually by the kidnappers.

Ojo, who disclosed this yesterday while speaking with journalists at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) after the fupils had undergone treatment and allowed to go back home (Eporo-Ekiti).

Five pupils of the Nursery/Primary School, three teachers and a ariver of the Apostolic Faith School were abducted on their way back home recently.

She said her grandchildren were living with her and had been in the hospital with them since the state government had brought them there.

Narrating the ordeal that the abductees were made to pass through, Mrs Ojo said: “The abductors made the children to undergo what their parents had never experienced.

“They (children) were traumatised by the kidnappers as they were forced to trek a long distance in the bush, not staying in one location, and also not given food to eat for the seven days they were in captivity.

“They were saved by God Almighty through the prayers of the people of Emure, Eporo communities.”The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, said: “We are here today from the place of joy, happiness and excitement.

“As a government, having had the children released and properly treated by various team in the Teaching Hospital on Ekiti State, we would be returning them to their community.”