Six pupils of a private school in Emure-Ekiti, three teachers and the bus driver have been abducted.
They were abducted on Monday evening while returning to Eporo- Ekiti.
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has urged the citizens of the state not to despair assuring that efforts are on to get the children and their teachers rescued.
The Governor, who described the kidnapping of the school pupils, as callous and unacceptable, said nothing would be spared in the efforts to rescue them.
According to a statement by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, security agencies in the state are already on the trail of the abductors with a mandate to bring the pupils and their teachers back safely.
Governor Oyebanji said security is being stepped up across the state with a view to flushing out criminal elements from their hideouts.
While calling on the citizens to remain calm and vigilant, he urged them to cooperate with security agencies, by making available relevant information to the authorities.
