Police operatives in Osun have arrested five persons over the alleged kidnapping of two residents of Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the arrest to journ on Tuesday in Osogbo.
Ojelabi said the police had also deployed more officers to comb the forest in the town in an effort to rescue the men abducted by suspected gunmen on Sunday.
According to him, the five suspects were arrested in the forest.
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“The five suspects were found by the police and local vigilantes during a search of the forest for the abducted persons.
“Ongoing investigations will reveal whether the suspects are part of the kidnapping ring,” the spokesman stated.
Ojelabi noted that following a kidnapping incident in the town in December 2025, more police officers had been deployed to the area to ensure such incidents did not recur.
“After the first kidnapping in Ora-Igbomina, we deployed enough officers to the town to ensure that such an incident did not happen again.
“Unfortunately, on the day of the incident, our officers on patrol returned to their base at about 11:45 p.m. due to heavy rainfall that night.
“It was after the police team returned to their base that the gunmen abducted the victims a few minutes past midnight,” he added.
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