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Tension as gunmen abduct 60-year-old trader in Oyo community
A 60-year-old building materials trader has been abducted by four masked gunmen in the Monatan area of Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Findings show that the victim was attacked while returning home along the Jinarere axis of Alakia Road.
The assailants reportedly intercepted him around 8:47 pm on Saturday and forcefully took him away in an unregistered ash-coloured Toyota Corolla.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan.
He said, “I can confirm that there was a case of abduction reported on May 2, 2026, at about 2047hrs from the Monatan area of Ibadan.
“Preliminary information reveals that the victim, a 60-year-old male building materials trader, was accosted while returning home along the Jinarere axis of Alakia Road by four masked armed men, who forcefully whisked him away in an unregistered ash-coloured Toyota Corolla vehicle.
“Upon receipt of the report, police operatives swiftly visited the scene and activated necessary operational measures aimed at rescuing the victim and apprehending the perpetrators.”
Ayanlade said efforts were ongoing to rescue the victim and assured the public that all available resources were being deployed by the state command to secure his safe release and bring those responsible to justice.
Very Nigerian reports that four persons were abducted along the Igbeti–Kishi Road in the Irepo Local Government Area of the state in March 2026.
It will also be recalled that the police recently foiled a bandit attack at Elebe Village, Aleniboro, in Atisbo Local Government Area, where two suspected gang members were neutralised.
The operation followed a tip-off from a resident who alerted security operatives to about 10 armed men hiding in a farm settlement in the community with plans to launch an attack under the cover of darkness.
Similarly, the command foiled a kidnap attempt at Olorunda Village in Ojongbodu, Oyo West Local Government Area, rescuing the victim, Haruna Lawal, who sustained a head injury during the incident.
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