TAYE Rasaki, the driver of the ill-fated school bus of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure has reportedly been killed by the kidnappers even as other victims of the abduction including five students and three staff members have regained their freedom.
The daredevil gunmen on Monday ambushed a bus conveying the schoolchildren and staff of the school back to their homes at Eporo on the road and whisked nine of the occupants away, leaving the bus on the road.
The kidnappers were said to have reached out to the families of the abducted pupils and demanded N100m ransom for each of the nine persons in their den.
The abductors, however, on Thursday reduced the ransom to N15m for all the abductees with a threat to kill the victims if the money was not paid on time.
However, reprieve came the way of the victims Sunday morning as the bandits set them free.
The Chairman of Emure Council Area of Ekiti State, Hon. Adebayo Oluwatosin, who confirmed the development, said the victims are in the palace of Elemure of Emure Ekiti.
He added that the driver was killed while the other eight regained their freedom.
Confirming the development, Ekiti Police Command Public Relation Officer, Sunday Abutu said: “All victims were rescued today at about 1:30 am but unfortunately, we lost the driver who was unexpectedly killed by the abductors.”
Eighteen-Eleven Media