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The Oyo State government on Monday demolished a building identified as a kidnappers’ hideout in the Lakoun community along Ayegun-Olojuoro Road in Ibadan, where the sister of former minister Adebayo Adelabu and her twin sons were held captive.
The structure served as the operational base where Mrs Olaide Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were kept before their rescue over the weekend, authorities said.
On Monday, a local media platform in Oyo shared a video of the demolition on X, saying, “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 demolition followed a high-powered security assessment of the site led by Oyo State Commissioner of Police Oluwagbemiga Abimbola on Sunday.
Oyo Matters, another online news outlet, posted additional images and a video of the demolition, along with the headline: “Oyo Government Demolishes Building Used as Kidnappers’ Hideout in Adelabu Family Abduction, Levels Property to the Ground.”
Two members of the kidnapping syndicate involved in the abduction were shot dead during the rescue operation on Saturday, police said.
Four suspects were paraded on Sunday at the State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.
Police urged residents to remain vigilant and report fleeing members of the kidnapping syndicate.
