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Five-year-old rescued as police arrest two suspected kidnappers in Oyo

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Police in Oyo State, Nigeria, rescued a five-year-old girl who had been kidnapped and arrested two suspects.
  • The suspects allegedly demanded a N10 million ransom from the victim's family.
  • The girl was unharmed during the rescue operation, and the police are seeking other members of the syndicate.

Oyo State Police Command has rescued a five-year-old kidnap victim, Fikayo Gbemiga, and apprehended two suspects, Seyi Adegboye and Adefemi Adegboye, in connection with the abduction. The girl was taken from her residence in Iyana Offa, Lagelu Local Government Area, on Saturday.

The suspects were arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, which deployed technological and other investigative tools to trace and identify them. The sustained operation culminated in the arrest of the principal suspects on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m. at their hideout in the Mojoyin Molade area of Iwo Road, Ibadan.

— CSP Olayinka AyanladeOyo State Police Public Relations Officer detailing the operation that led to the arrest of the suspects.

The suspects allegedly demanded a N10 million ransom from the family for the child's release. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad used technological and investigative tools to track and arrest the suspects at their hideout in the Mojoyin Molade area of Iwo Road, Ibadan.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects unlawfully gained access to the complainant’s residence, abducted the five-year-old victim and subsequently demanded a ransom of N10m for her release.

— CSP Olayinka AyanladeOyo State Police Public Relations Officer explaining the initial findings of the investigation.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects unlawfully gained access to the victim's residence. The operation culminated in the victim's rescue unharmed at approximately 10:35 p.m. on Saturday. The police also reported that the suspects had previously received N1 million as ransom in Gbongan, Osun State, the preceding Wednesday.

Acting on credible intelligence generated during the course of the investigation, operatives stormed the suspects’ hideout, where the victim was rescued unharmed at about 10:35 p.m.

— CSP Olayinka AyanladeOyo State Police Public Relations Officer describing the successful rescue of the kidnapped child.

The arrested suspects are cooperating with the investigation, and efforts are underway to recover the ransom money and apprehend any other individuals involved in the kidnapping syndicate. The police confirmed that the victim was rescued without harm.

The investigation established that the suspects had earlier received N1 million as ransom in Gbongan, Osun State, penultimate Wednesday.

— CSP Olayinka AyanladeOyo State Police Public Relations Officer providing details on ransom payments made by the suspects.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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