Oyo State demolishes kidnappers' hideout after rescue

Authorities in Oyo State have demolished a building used as a kidnappers' hideout in Ibadan, following the rescue of a former minister's relatives who were held captive there. The demolition on Monday, June 8, targeted the property at Lakoun, Ayegun-Olojuoro Road, just days after a police operation freed Busayo (Olaide Adegoke) JohnPaul, the younger sister of former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons.

The victims were abducted in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, while the children were being driven to school. After days of intelligence gathering and surveillance, operatives from the Force Intelligence Department-Intelligence Response Team rescued them on Saturday, June 6. Police said two suspected kidnappers were killed during a confrontation with officers, firearms were recovered, and four other suspects were arrested. Authorities stated that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate who escaped.

On Sunday, June 7, Oyo State Commissioner of Police Abimbola Olugbenga led security personnel and journalists on an assessment of the hideout. He told reporters that preliminary investigations revealed the property had been used...