Police operatives have rescued a five-year-old girl, Miss Fikayo Gbemiga, who was abducted on 3 July 2026 from her residence in the Iyana Offa area of Ibadan, Oyo state capital after nine days in the custody of her abductors.
The operatives also arrested two alleged kidnappers of the toddler who had demanded N10 million as ransom for release of the girl.
The kidnappers had already received N1 million out of the ransom demanded before they were smoked out.
DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the spokesperson of Oyo Police Command announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
He said the arrest of the suspects followed a sustained intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Command.
Olayinka said intelligence-led investigation was undertaken by operatives of the Command Anti-kidnapping Squad, who painstakingly deployed technological and other investigative tools to trace and identify the suspects following the report of kidnapping of the girl.
Olayinka said the operation culminated in the arrest of the principal suspects on 11 July 2026 at about 10:30 p.m. at their hideout in the Mojoyin Molade area of Iwo Road, Ibadan.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the duo, identified as Adegboye Seyi Sunday ‘M’ (37 years) and Adegboye Elijah Adefemi ‘M’ (25 years), unlawfully gained access to the complainant’s residence, abducted the five-year-old victim and subsequently demanded a ransom of Ten Million Naira (₦10,000,000.00) for her release.
“Acting on credible intelligence generated during the course of the investigation, operatives stormed the suspects’ hideout where the victim was rescued unhurt at about 10:35 p.m. The operation also led to the arrest of both suspects before they could relocate the child or evade justice.
“Further investigation established that the suspects had earlier received a ransom payment of One Million Naira (₦1,000,000.00) at Gbongan, Osun State, on 8 July 2026, as part of negotiations with the victim’s family.
“The suspects are currently cooperating with investigators, while efforts are ongoing to recover the ransom already collected and apprehend other members of the criminal syndicate who remain at large,” Olayinka said.
He quoted Oyo Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga as commending the professionalism, resilience and dedication of the operatives whose painstaking investigation led to the successful rescue of the child and the arrest of the suspects,
The Commissioner also reassured residents that the Command remains resolute in its determination to rid Oyo State of kidnapping and other violent crimes through intelligence-led policing and robust collaboration with members of the public.
“In the same vein, the Command therefore urges residents to remain vigilant and continue to provide timely, credible and actionable information to the Police, assuring them that every useful intelligence will be treated with utmost confidentiality and acted upon promptly,” said Oyo Police spokesperson.
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