ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A student of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Jethro Onose, has been kidnaped by suspected gunmen, in Imeri, Ose Local Council Area of Ondo State.
The senior secondary school (SSS) 1 student, was kidnapped on Monday alongside his father, Maliki Onose, while returning to the school after the holidays.
Voiceofnaija.ng reports that the gunmen waylaid the man and his son, along a route between the Edo and Ondo road.
The school’s Parents Teachers Association (PTA) chairman, Damilola Ogunrotimi, confirmed the kidnap case in a phone chat with Peoples Gazette.
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“Yes, it’s true, and we have reported it to the appropriate security quarters for action. The student was returning to school when the gunmen waylaid him and his father.
“I’m aware the security agencies are currently on top of the situation as I speak with you. I have been within the school’s premises to ensure the students and staff are also calm,” he said.
When contacted, the Ondo police spokesperson Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya could not immediately confirm the incident.
She however, promised to contact the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area for a proper briefing.
“So, give me time to get back to you,” Odunlami-Omisanya said.
Meanwhile, a popular Ondo-based activist, Oluyemi Fasipe, had earlier confirmed the incident in a tweet on the microblogging page X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Jethro Onose, an SS1 student of Navy School Imeri, and his father, Mr. Maliki Onose, have been kidnapped along the Edo/Ondo state route. Details are still sketchy,” Mr Fasipe wrote.