Police Rescue 15-Year-Old Kidnap Victim, Neutralise Suspect In Oyo

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapping victim and neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this on Sunday, saying the operation followed credible intelligence received by the Command on October 22, 2026, at about 5pm.
According to him, the intelligence indicated that suspected kidnappers were demanding ransom for the release of a victim abducted from the Onidundun area of Akinyele Local Government Area on October 18, 2026.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, subsequently directed operatives of the Anti-K...