Oyebanji visits rescued Ekiti School pupils, teachers in hospital
Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, visited the rescued pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School, Emure-Ekiti on Sunday at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, where they were receiving treatmOyebanji visits rescued Ekiti School pupils, teachers in hospitalent.their teachers at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the hospital.
The Governor was received by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Filani; Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof Kayode Olabanji: and a member of the House of Assembly representing Emure Constituency, Alhaja Mariam Ogunlade and some government officials.
While congratulating the students and their teachers for regaining freedom from the abductors, the governor assured that the perpetrators of the crime would be fished out and punished accordingly.
He urged the medical team at the hospital not to be in a hurry to discharge the students, stressing the need for them to be properly managed, given the trauma they went through.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the visit, the governor praised the resilience of the children and expressed gratitude to God for their safe return.
He expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention in the matter. He also thanked heads of security agencies in the country for their swift response to the development.
He assured the people of the state that his administration will not rest on its oars in ensuring that criminal elements are flushed out of the state.
The students and their teachers were brought to the hospital from Emure Ekiti by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani, and some ministry officials, following the governor’s directive shortly after their release.
Governor Oyebanji who arrived at the hospital a few hours later, had a brief interaction with each of the students and their teachers at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the hospital.
The Governor was received by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Filani; Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof Kayode Olabanji: and a member of the House of Assembly representing Emure Constituency, Alhaja Mariam Ogunlade and some government officials.
While congratulating the students and their teachers for regaining freedom from the abductors, the governor assured that the perpetrators of the crime would be fished out and punished accordingly.
He urged the medical team at the hospital not to be in a hurry to discharge the students, stressing the need for them to be properly managed, given the trauma they went through.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the visit, the governor praised the resilience of the children and expressed gratitude to God for their safe return.
He expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention in the matter. He also thanked heads of security agencies in the country for their swift response to the development.
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