A 15-year-old boy abducted from the Onidundun community of Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State has been rescued by the police after a gun duel with suspected kidnappers along the Awe-Iwo Road Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
October 14, 2026
Three employees of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been released by their abductors, six days after they were kidnapped while working on a farm within the institute’Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
October 11, 2026
Police operatives have arrested three suspected armed robbers accused of attacking residents and dispossessing members of the public of their belongings in Oyo State. The suspects were apprehended following a police response to reports of Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
October 10, 2026
The abductors of three people, including two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, have reportedly demanded ₦120 million for their release. The kidnappers were said to have contacted the victims’ Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
October 9, 2026
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, saying efforts are underway to rescue them and arrest the perpetrators. The Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
October 7, 2026
The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted while travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to their orientation camp in the South-East have been released. The confirmation was contained in a statement signed by the Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
October 6, 2026
The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of two siblings and another suspect over the alleged murder and robbery of a family at Oloba Village in Lagelu Local Government Area of Ibadan. The Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
September 18, 2026
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued four additional children allegedly stolen from their biological parents and sold at different times, bringing the number of children rescued in an ongoing investigation into a suspected child-stealing, Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
September 18, 2026
The Oyo State Government has pledged to rebuild the Operation Burst facility burnt during a recent attack by suspected bandits in Igbeti, Olorunsogo Local Government Area. The Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, gave the assurance Read More
Kehinde Ayanboade
September 17, 2026
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday re-arraigned five suspected members of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, also known as Ansaru, over the alleged abduction of about 46 pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Read More
