Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command have secured the safe release of an abducted victim, neutralising two suspected kidnappers, and recovered a single-barrel gun.
The operation was contained in a statement issued by the police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the victim was abducted on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Ogbe Village, in the Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State.
Babaseyi stated that on receiving the report, the command immediately activated its anti-kidnapping unit, deployed intelligence and tactical resources to secure the victim’s release and bring the perpetrators to justice.
He noted that through sustained intelligence gathering, strategic surveillance, and relentless operational pressure mounted on the criminal gang, the victim was eventually released unharmed on June 18, 2026.
The PRO disclosed that the command, in ensuring that those responsible did not evade justice, intensified follow-up operations which led the operatives to the hideout of the gang.
According to the statement, the kidnappers on sighting the operatives opened fire in a desperate attempt to resist arrest and escape, but two of them were neutralised while other members of the gang fled the scene with gunshot injuries.
Babaseyi noted that other items recovered included one expended cartridge, a mobile phone, a cash sum of N2.2m and other exhibits linked to the criminal enterprise.
“The successful operation is a testament to the effectiveness of the intelligence-driven and proactive crime-fighting strategies being vigorously pursued by the Ogun State Police Command under the leadership of
