Tulip College Management Denies That Kidnappers Warned Days Before Ogun Student Kidnap

Management of the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges, Ogun State has denied rumour going round that there was warning before the kidnappers came calling on January 13, during which students, teachers and operational staff were taken away.
In a statement today by the spokesman of the College, Mr. Cemal Yigit, the management said that erroneous claim that the school had being warned three weeks before the attack is totally false.
“Our focus now is the release of our students and staff. We are not to be drawn into any unproductive arguments.
“Those who claimed to warn the school of imminent attack ought to be suspects of complicity.”
The management said that the school has always taken the security of students and staff seriously, adding that there were resident armed mobile policemen and some internal security officers on ground on the day of the incident.
The management, together with  parents condemned the circumstances which led to the kidnapping of three students of the school alongside a Turkish teacher, a Cook, two assistant supervisors and the House Mistress.
“We stand resolute in unshaken faith that our daughters and teachers would return without harm.
“We also wish to extend our appreciation to the relevant security agencies for their effort so far.
“We are aware that those behind the evil act have made contacts with some relatives of the victims and we are quite optimistic that the kidnappers would have a change of heart and release from hostage our daughters and their teachers.
“Much as this is a very trying period for us, our strength is in God for his intervention.
“We also wish to appreciate the efforts of the school management, the state government of Ogun and Lagos in collaboration with Federal Government in ensuring that the students and teachers are set free to reunite with their families in the shortest possible time.
“In order to focus on the effort to free the abducted victims and to show solidarity with them, the school declare a break and this was deliberately twisted to claim parents are withdrawing their children.
“We, however, appeal to the press and the general public to disregard most of the rumours currently making the rounds on this unfortunate development, and rely on the police and the school authorities for information on the matter.” [myad]