The Oyo State Government has demolished a building used as a kidnappers’ hideout at Lakoun, Ayegun-Olojuoro Road in Ibadan, where abducted sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her twin sons were kept by abductors before they were rescued by police operatives.
Penpushing reports that Governor Seyi Makinde gave the approval and demolition took place barely 24 hours after the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, led journalists and security personnel to the property on Sunday.
The government officials explained that the action formed part of ongoing efforts by the state government and security agencies to dismantle criminal hideouts and strengthen security across the state.
Penpushing further reports that the commissioner said preliminary investigations revealed that suspected kidnappers had been using the property as a holding facility for abducted victims.
“There have been bringing abductees here. They bring them here, people see them, even people greet them welcome sometimes,” the commissioner told journalists during the visit.
Penpushing also reports that Olugbenga expressed concern that suspicious activities around the property allegedly went unreported by the residents despite its location within a residential neighbourhood.
The police boss stated that victims rescued from the compound told investigators they could hear activities from neighbouring houses but were unable to leave the premises, and during the visit, urged residents to promptly report suspicious movements and unusual activities to security agencies.
Penpushing reports that he emphasized that community cooperation remained critical in preventing crimes, however, the property came under public attention on Sunday when the police commissioner conducted journalists, and a Force team around the premises and disclosed details of the intelligence-led operation that led to the victims’ rescue.
The victims Busayo John-Paul, her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, it would be recalled were abducted at an early hour of June 3, 2026 while driving the children to school in Ibadan.
Penpushing further reports that they were rescued on Saturday during an operation conducted by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT), where two suspected kidnappers were killed during a confrontation with operatives, and firearms were recovered from the arrested suspects.
The police authorities said the rescue followed days of intelligence gathering, surveillance and tactical operations that enabled investigators to trace the kidnappers, adding that efforts were ongoing to arrest other members of the kidnapping syndicate believed to have escaped during the operation.
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