Police in Nigeria Thursday said four students of Lagos Model College in Epe area of Lagos state were kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
State Police chief Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the incident during his weekly press briefing in Lagos, said the school Vice Principal was also abducted.
The college was attacked by suspected gunmen during the morning assembly Thursday, he said, adding that two of the students had been recovered.
“The kidnappers went away with them in their speed boat. As soon as we got the information, crack detectives were sent there. We have been able to recover two of the students,” he said.
“The vice principal and two students are still with the kidnappers. Our men have begun searching for them. We are collaborating with the Navy to search the creeks and the waters,” he added.
Abduction is common in Nigeria. The abduction of high profile individuals in the country has been on the increase in recent times.
Early on Wednesday the police in Oyo State confirmed the shooting of a former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan by persons who allegedly attempted to kidnap him.