Parents of the freed schoolchildren in Ekiti State have revealed why the kidnappers of their children and teachers killed the driver who drove their bus, Taiwo Olugbaye.
The parents of the pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, revealed this to newsmen.
One of the parents, who offered the explanation on the killing of Olugbaye, said: “The children told us that they (kidnappers) asked for the phone number of relatives to call from each of them in the forest.
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“The driver told them he didn’t know that of his wife and school proprietor off-hand.
“This made them angry and they hit him with their gun.
“For five days, he was writhing in pain from the injury he sustained.
“On Saturday morning, he was shot dead and, painfully, his body was burnt to ashes.
“It was a bitter and terrifying experience for the little children, especially looking at how the driver was killed.”