The younger sister of the immediate-past Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Oyo State, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin children, have been abducted by gunmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday morning at the Elewura area of Challenge in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of the State.
According to the Punch Online, one of Adelabu’s media aides, Femi Awogboro, confirmed the incident, stating that the victims were attacked and taken away by unidentified gunmen.
“Adelabu’s younger sister, together with her twins (Peter and Paul), were kidnapped this morning (Wednesday) by unknown gunmen at Elewura, Challenge, Ibadan.
“The family members were going out this morning from Elewura to link the express when they were attacked and whisked away by the unknown kidnappers,” Awogboro said.
The latest abduction came amid growing concerns over insecurity in Oyo State. On May 15, scores of teachers and schoolchildren were kidnapped during a coordinated attack on Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of the State.
The incident also brings to mind the abduction of an APC chieftain, Wale Oriade, who was seized by armed men in Ibadan in December 2025.
Oriade was reportedly kidnapped around 7:06 p.m. at his office located within the PJ Square Shopping Complex near the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited station at Elewure, along Iyana Ajanla on the Akala Expressway, New Garage, Ibadan.
Eyewitnesses at the time said the attackers arrived in a blue Micra vehicle occupied by a driver and an armed accomplice, who forcefully bundled Oriade into the car and sped away.
“The nature of the attack and the precision with which it was carried out have caused deep concern within his community,” an eyewitness had said.
Reacting to reports of the latest abduction, the Oyo State Police Command said it was yet to independently verify the incident.
In a text message sent to Crime Reporters Oyo on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said, “I cannot independently verify this for now, but please hold on.”
As of the time of filing this report, the whereabouts of Adelabu’s sister and her twin children remained unknown.
