The Osun Police Command have confirmed the kidnapping of six farmers by gunmen in Osun state, the Command reports in a statement.
According to the state released on Wednesday 23rd 2023, by SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin who is the Osun State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer stated that “the Command is using this medium to inform the general public that, the Command is aware of the news trending on social media that, ‘gunmen kidnapped six farmers in Osun community and wish to set the record straight that, the incident happened at Aworo village near Agbamu town in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State“, SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin stated.
“On the 21st August, 2023, one Mrs Grace Adepoju from Oyan Town in Odo-Otin L.G. area of Osun State, her surveyor and four others went
to Agbamu, a community in Irepodun L.G. area of Kwara State for commercial transactions and while returning from the said town at about 6:30pm, they were attacked and kidnapped at Aworo town in Kwara State, which happens to share borders with Osun State.”.
SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin added that the Divisional Police Officer Okuku, Osun State was contacted; and he quickly mobilized his men along with local Hunters, Vigilante and later joined by the Osun State Anti-Kidnapping squad that evening to pursue the kidnappers since the area was a few kilometres from his Division.
“As a result of pressure mounted on the kidnappers by the team, they were disorganized which led to the escape of Mrs Grace Adepoju unhurt at about 3:00am of 22nd August 2023 and since reunited with her family, while assisting in the rescue of other victims.
The team while combing the forest arrested two other persons suspected to be informants to the kidnappers who are presently in custody of the police team from Kwara State,” SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin added.
Meanwhile, Policemen and other stakeholders i.e. Hunters and Vigilantes of both Commands are still combing the forest areas of the states with a view to rescuing the other victims.
“The Police Command equally assures the general public of its efforts to guarantee the security of lives and property at all times,”SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin added.