Family members of traditional ruler of Adanla community, Igbaja Ward 2, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba David Oyerinola and his wife, who escaped a kidnap attempt on December 26, 2025, are now under threat from unknown assailants.
DAILY POST recalls that six armed bandits attacked the palace of the King of Adanla community, Igbaja Ward 2, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on December 26, 2025, in a bid to kidnap the monarch and his wife but failed.
After the attempt, the king and his family relocated to Ilorin for security reasons.
DAILY POST gathered on Saturday that despite the relocation, they were trailed to Ilorin, the state capital.
A family source disclosed that the development forced the family to move to an undisclosed hotel in Ilorin.
“When the six armed bandits stormed the palace, they were shouting and asking ‘where is the Kabiyesi, where is the Olori?’
“Fortunately, the Kabiyesi was not around, he had gone for a programme at Igbaja town the next community to Adanla,” the source said.
Prince Oyerinola Olakunle, who spoke with DAILY POST on the incident, revealed that the bandits stormed the palace at about 7:00 pm on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025, with only one of them wearing a mask.
He said the bandits stormed the palace while some members of the Kabiyesi’s family who came from Lagos for the Christmas festival were discussing outside the palace and asked them to stand up since they could not find their prime targets.
“When they realized that Kabiyesi was not in the palace, they just asked the people sitting outside the palace to stand up and were taken into the bush.
“Seven people were picked, so a girl who saw them, ran and they shot her, she is now in the hospital for medical treatment,” he added.
The seven abducted victims are members of the Oyerinola’s family mostly cousins and include, Sikiru Oyerinola, Taye Oyerinola, Idowu Oyerinola, Faruk Oyerinola and two other minors.
Prince Olakunle further disclosed that “we were told that as the bandits were going with their captives, they met two other people on the way and also abducted them, bringing the total number of victims to nine”.
DAILY POST gathered that the bandits called on phone demanding N300 million ransom for the release of the captives.
“They called just once asking if the community wants problem, if you know you don’t want problem, and we too don’t want problem with you, we are asking for N300m, pay and we will release your people.
“Kamaru Oyerinola, one of the under-age victim’s father received the call from the bandits,” Olakunle added.
He appealed to the state government to come into the matter and rescue the victims who are members of the same family.
“We don’t know where to raise the N300 m ransom. Our peoples’ lives are not safe in the community which has been deserted, the people have fled the community and is now empty.
“I don’t think you can find any single person or human beings there for now except animals such as goats and others,” he added.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the state police command SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Saturday, were unsuccessful.
Family of Kwara monarch under threat after failed kidnap attempt
