Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ogun State Police Command, have smashed two suspected kidnappers in a gun duel.
A statement by the Ogun State Police Command’s spokesman, ASP Oluborode Opeyemi, said an unnamed truck driver was abducted on August 25, 2026, at about 11:10 p.m. on the Ajibawo area of Ibese, Ogun State.
Intelligence-driven and proactive crime-fighting strategies by the operatives led to the release of the truck driver from captivity. Two AK-47 rifles were recovered during a search conducted on the criminal hideout.
He disclosed that twenty-five rounds of live ammunition, two cell phones, a cash sum of Two Million Naira (₦2,000,000), and other exhibits linked to the criminal enterprise were also recovered.
The statement said, “Upon receipt of the report, the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit squad swung into action to secure the victim’s release and bring the perpetrators to justice.
”Determined to ensure that the perpetrators did not evade justice, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit working on actionable intelligence stormed the kidnappers’ hideout located along the Papalanto–Ilaro Road and in the process, two suspected kidnappers were neutralised, while other members of the gang fled the scene with different degrees of gunshot injuries,” according to the police.
