SOJI AJIBOLA, IBADAN
Oyo Police Command has secured the release of two out of the five persons kidnapped along Ijebu-Ode, Ibadan road in Oluyole local government area of the state on Tuesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Gbenga Fadeyim, while confirming the development said that the police has been able to secure the release of one Mr Babatunde Dauda, a staff of Polaris Bank, and a palm wine tapper, Olwaseun Oluokun.
He said the victims were rescued without payment of ransom, adding that his men are still combing the forest in search of the remaining victims.
Fadeyi, thereby, assured the people that the police would not rest until it secured the release of others and arrest the perpetrators of the heinous act.
FirstNews online gathered that their release was made possible through a combined effort of the police and local vigilante from the area.