Oyo Demolishes Building Linked To Adelabu Sister’s Kidnap
The Oyo State Government on Monday demolished a three-bedroom bungalow allegedly used as a hideout by kidnappers involved in the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and her children.
The property, located in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun-Anaye Road area of Ibadan, was pulled down by officials of the Oyo State Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, accompanied by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
The demolition followed investigations into the abduction of Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were kidnapped at Elewura in the Challenge area of Ibadan on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
The 43-year-old Mrs John-Paul was abducted by armed gunmen at about 7:30 a.m. while on her way to drop her children at school, according to a statement issued by Femi Awogboro, media aide to Chief Adelabu. The abductors also seized the twin boys who were with her at the time. Mrs John-Paul is the youngest of the five children of Mrs Olufunmilayo Aduke Adegoke Adelabu and had worked with the Central Bank of Nigeria and First Bank Pension Custodian before her voluntary retirement last year.
The victims were rescued on Saturday during an operation by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team. Police authorities said the rescue followed sustained intelligence-led tracking and tactical pressure on the kidnappers, which eventually forced them into a confrontation with operatives at their hideout, during which two suspected kidnappers were killed and firearms recovered.
The demolition came barely 24 hours after the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, led journalists and security personnel to the property, where investigators said the victims had been held before their rescue.
Authorities said the exercise, carried out under tight security, formed part of intensified efforts by the state government and security agencies to dismantle criminal hideouts and strengthen security across the state. Officials stressed that properties used to facilitate criminal activities would not be tolerated and that eliminating such hideouts was essential to disrupting kidnapping syndicates and restoring public confidence in the state’s security architecture.
Following the abduction, Governor Seyi Makinde visited Chief Adelabu and assured him that security agencies were intensifying efforts to secure the victims’ release.
The incident formed part of a wider pattern of insecurity in the state. Over 40 teachers and students were kidnapped on Friday, May 15, 2026, during a coordinated attack at Ahoro-Esiele in Oriire Local Government Area, while a chieftain of the APC in the state, Wale Oriade, was abducted in Ibadan in December 2025.