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Police confirm abduction of two sisters in Oyo
The abduction of two sisters in the Badeku area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been confirmed by the state police command.
The sisters, Pastor Omobola Adepoju and Mrs Abiola Olukotun, were kidnapped from a farm on Monday.
Their abduction was first made known on Tuesday by a retired permanent secretary and professor/directing member of staff of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State, Tunji Olaopa.
The spokesman of the state police command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, while confirming the development on Tuesday, said the community, where the victims were kidnapped, had been cordoned off by security agents in an effort to rescue them and arrest the abductors.
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“The women were kidnapped yesterday (Monday) on a farm in the Badeku area of Ibadan. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Okukolu, has given an order to his men to bust the crime.
“As we speak, personnel of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, the Special Tactical Team, the Police Tactical Team, the Operation Puff Adder, the IGP Tactical Team and the Federal SARS have all been deployed in the area.
“They have cordoned off the area and are carrying out a massive manhunt for the kidnappers in order to secure the release of the victims. I spoke with the officer in charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad and he said policemen were combing the bush and the adjoining communities in an effort to secure the release of the victims.”
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