{"id":127439,"date":"2026-06-07T13:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127439"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:51:44","slug":"police-free-adelabus-sister-twin-sons-neutralise-two-kidnappers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-free-adelabus-sister-twin-sons-neutralise-two-kidnappers\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Free Adelabu\u2019s Sister, Twin Sons, Neutralise Two Kidnappers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons during a late-night operation in Oyo State, killing two suspected kidnappers and recovering firearms.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The victims, including the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had earlier been abducted alongside the twin boys in broad daylight in Ibadan, Oyo State, in what heightened concerns over rising cases of school-run kidnappings in the area.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to police authorities, 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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe rescue operation was the result of sustained intelligence-led tracking and coordinated tactical pressure on the kidnappers, which forced them into a confrontation with our operatives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The victims were rescued unhurt,\u201d a police source said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the exchange of gunfire, two suspected kidnappers were reportedly\u00a0 neutralised, while two firearms were recovered from the scene.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The victims were successfully rescued without injury.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security operatives have intensified search operations across surrounding communities to apprehend fleeing members of the kidnapping syndicate, some of whom are believed to have escaped with gunshot wounds.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kidnapping for ransom has remained a persistent security challenge across Nigeria.\u00a0 Highways, peri-urban routes and residential corridors have increasingly been targeted by armed gangs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security agencies have in response intensified intelligence-led operations, surveillance, and coordinated raids aimed at dismantling kidnapping networks operating across forest belts and border communities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0These operations are often supported by tracking of communications and community-based intelligence, as authorities attempt to disrupt ransom negotiations and locate hideouts.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite these efforts, incidents continue to occur, prompting renewed calls for stronger policing presence, improved rapid response capacity, and closer collaboration between residents and security operatives in affected areas.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons during a late-night operation in Oyo State, killing two&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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