By Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
The Grandmother of the newly released kidnapped Pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Mrs Dorcas Ojo, disclosed that she had planned to ingest poison if her three abducted grand children were not released by the Kidnappers.
Mrs Ojo who disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with newsmen at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital(EKSUTH) after the Pupils had undergone treatment and allowed to go back home at Eporo-Ekiti.
Ojo said she had already bought and kept in a safe place, product having the capacity to terminate her life, had it been that her three abducted grandchildren were not freed by their abductors.
Recall that five Pupils of the Nursery/Primary School, three Teachers and a Driver of the Apostolic Faith School were abducted on their way back home at Eporo-Ekiti.
She said that the grandchildren were living with her and had been in the hospital with them since government had brought them there.
Narrating the ordeal that the abductees were made to pass through, Mrs Ojo said, “the abductors made the children to undergo what their parents had never experienced.
“They (Children) were traumatized by the Kidnappers as they were forced to trek long distance in the bush, not staying in one location, and also not given food to eat during the seven days they were in captivity.
“They were saved by God Almighty through the prayers of the people of Emure, Eporo Communities” She stated.
While the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani said, “We are here today from the place of joy, happiness and excitement.