The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapping sufferer and neutralised a suspected kidnapper throughout a safety operation alongside the Awe–Iwo Street axis of the state.
The Police Public Family members Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this on Sunday, pronouncing the operation adopted credible intelligence won by way of the Command on October 22, 2026, at about 5pm.
In step with him, the intelligence indicated that suspected kidnappers had been tough ransom for the discharge of a sufferer kidnapped from the Onidundun house of Akinyele Native Govt Space on October 18, 2026.
He stated the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, due to this fact directed operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Phase, operating with the Oyo Zone Vigilante Workforce of Nigeria, to rescue the sufferer and apprehend the suspects.
The operatives mobilised to the Pipeline, Ajagba axis alongside the Awe–Iwo Street, the place they complex at the suspects’ location.
“At about 2130 hours, the operation led to a gun duel after the suspected kidnappers opened hearth upon sighting the advancing safety crew.
“Regardless of the assault, the operatives effectively rescued the sufferer, recognized as Sumaila Muhammadu, a 15-year-old male, whilst one yet-to-be-identified suspected kidnapper was once neutralised.
“Different contributors of the crowd fled in numerous instructions, reportedly with gunshot accidents,” Olayinka stated.
He added that the neutralised suspect was once taken to a medical institution, the place a scientific physician showed him lifeless, whilst his corpse was once deposited in a morgue.
The police spokesperson stated the operatives recovered an Android cell phone and a cutlass throughout the operation, including that the pieces would shape a part of the continuing investigation.
Olayinka instructed citizens, specifically the ones dwelling across the Awe–Iwo Street axis and neighbouring communities, to stay vigilant and record any individual suspected of getting gunshot wounds.
He also referred to as on scientific practitioners, medical institution directors and different healthcare employees to promptly notify the police of any individual looking for remedy for gunshot accidents suspected to be attached with the incident.
“Such well timed data may end up a very powerful to finding the fleeing suspects and fighting additional prison actions,” he stated.
He recommended contributors of the general public to record throughout the nearest police station or the Command’s established conversation channels, assuring them that credible data would enhance efforts to carry the fleeing suspects to justice.
The Commissioner of Police reaffirmed the Command’s dedication to protective lives and assets, assuring citizens that intelligence-led operations and collaboration with different safety stakeholders can be sustained to dismantle prison networks and curb kidnapping around the state.
He instructed the general public to proceed supporting the police with well timed and credible data, stressing that neighborhood cooperation remained crucial to making improvements to safety.