The Oyo State Government, on Monday, began the demolition of a kidnapper’s hideout located in the Lakoun community, along the Ayegun-Olojuoro Road in Ibadan.
The structure was identified as the operational base where Mrs Olaide Adegoke John-Paul, the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons were held captive before their rescue over the weekend.
Sharing a video of the demolition on X on Monday, an Oyo-based local media platform, Oyo Affairs, wrote, “The Oyo State Government has demolished kidnappers’ den at Lakoun, Ayegun-Olojuoro road, Ibadan, where the sister of former Minister Adebayo Adelabu and her children were held captive.”
The flattening of the criminal den was said to follow a high-powered security assessment of the site led by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Oluwagbemiga Abimbola, on Sunday.
Another digital news platform, Oyo Matters, shared additional photos and a video of the ongoing demolition on X, writing, “Oyo Government Demolishes Building Used as Kidnappers’ Hideout in Adelabu Family Abduction, Levels Property to the Ground.”
reports that two members of the kidnapping syndicate involved in the abduction were shot dead during the rescue operation on Saturday, after which four arrested suspects were paraded on Sunday at the State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, urging residents to remain vigilant and report fleeing members of the kidnapping syndicate.
Watch videos of the demolition below:
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐎𝐲𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐃𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐮’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬
Video: X| Oyoaffairs, Oyo_Matters pic.twitter.com/FKkmzr5Efv
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