The Oyo State Government on Monday began the demolition of a building used as a kidnappers’ hideout in the Lakoun community along the Ayegun-Olojuoro Road in Ibadan.
The structure served as the operational base where Mrs. Olaide Adegoke John-Paul, the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were held captive before their rescue over the weekend.
Videos and photos of the demolition, shared widely on social media by Oyo-based platforms including Oyo Affairs and Oyo Matters, showed the building being levelled to the ground.
Oyo Matters posted: “Oyo Government Demolishes Building Used as Kidnappers’ Hideout in Adelabu Family Abduction, Levels Property to the Ground.”
The action followed a security assessment of the site led by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Oluwagbemiga Abimbola, on Sunday.
Two members of the kidnapping syndicate were killed during a police rescue operation on Saturday, while four suspects were
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