2 Kidnappers Killed, 1 Arrested, as Police Rescue 10 Abducted Travellers in Ogun State

Security operatives in Ogun State have rescued ten travellers who were kidnapped by gunmen Orita Fufu, in the Awa-Ijebu axis of the state on November 3, 2026.

The operatives also gunned down two of the suspected kidnappers, arrested one identified as eighteen-year-old ABUBAKAR YINUSA, and recovered three AK-47 rifles.

The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, OLUSEYI BABASEYI, who made this known in a statement, said rescue operation involved a joint security team, led by the State Director of the Department of Security Services, DSS, ADELAKUN ADEYINKA.

BABASEYI, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the kidnapped passengers were rescued on Saturday, November 7, 2026, during which one the kidnappers was shot dead and an AK-47 refile recovered.

The PPRO said a follow-up operation on Sunday, November 8, 2026, hideout of the gang along the Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road, resulted in the killing of another suspect and the arrest of a third.

He said the security operatives also recovered twenty rounds of ammunition, a mobile phone, and the cash sum of One Million, Three Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, Eighty Hundred Naira.

Following the development, the police spokesman said the police, DSS and other security outfits involved in the operation have vowed to apprehend all individuals involved in the kidnapping incident of the travellers and bring them to face justice.

He said members of the public are urged to remain vigilant and promptly report anyone sighted with suspicious gunshot wounds to the nearest police station or other security agencies.