By Kamil Opeyemi
Amidst the euphoria of the release of the school children kidnapped in Ekiti state on Monday, Governor Biodun Oyebanji Sunday morning explained how he and others stayed overnight to ensure the release of the pupils and their teachers.
Oyebanji,while thanking others like Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader who join in monitoring the operations, said they thepupils and their teachers were released in the wee hours on Sunday, February 4th, and brought to the Elemure’s palace around 4am.
The Governor confirmed thatthe driver of the school bus was killed, reportedly, by the kidnappers.
The Governor congratulatedthe children and their familiesandexpressed appreciation to PresidentBolaTinubu for giving specific directives that put the search and rescue mission in top gear.
A statement by the government Sunday morning saidOyebanji has directed the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani to take the children to the state Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti for proper medical treatment and post trauma therapy.
Governor Oyebanji also restated his administration’s determination to stamp out crime and criminality from the state by making the environment unbearable for criminals operating under whatever guise.
Similarly, the Governor said killers of the two Ekiti obas would be fished out and made to face the maximum weight of the law.
He urged the people of the state to remain vigilant and report any suspicious movement in their communities to the authorities.