The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a 26-year-old woman abducted in Owo and arrested four suspects following a coordinated security operation involving police operatives, the Amotekun Corps, local hunters, and vigilantes.
Police spokesperson DSP Abayomi Jimoh said the victim, Miss Ogechi John, was kidnapped on Monday, June 8, 2026, at Gozako Filling Station along the Emure–Akure Expressway by men in an ash-coloured unregistered Toyota Camry.
A joint response was immediately activated, with security teams securing entry and exit points and combing nearby bushes.
The suspected getaway vehicle was later found abandoned in a bush at Ojana, Owo. Acting on intelligence, police arrested four suspects: Friday Shola (27), Friday Monday (21), Osho Joseph (24), and Lawal Mariam.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the abandoned vehicle had been handed over to a herbalist, Lawal Lucky, who is currently at large.
The victim was eventually rescued after sustained pressure and intelligence-led operations.
She is now receiving support.Ondo State Commissioner
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