By AGATHA N UJU, Correspondent, Abuja Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Oyo State Police Command have nabbed two suspects for kidnapping a five year old girl and rescued the victim.
Miss Fikayo Gbemiga, five years, was abducted on July 3, 2026 from her residence in the Iyana Offa area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
Following this development, an intensive, intelligence-led investigation was undertaken by operatives of the Command Anti-kidnapping Squad.
They deployed technological and other investigative tools to trace and identify the suspects.
With sustained operation the principal suspects were apprehended on Saturday, July 11 2026 at about 10:30 p.m. at their hideout in the Mojoyin Molade area of Iwo Road, Ibadan. The suspects, identified as Adegboye Seyi Sunday, 37 years and Adegboye Elijah Adefemi, 25 years, unlawfully gained access to the complainant’s residence.
After abducting the five-year-old victim, the duo subsequently demanded a ransom of Ten Million Naira (₦10,000,000.00) for her release. Preliminary investigation has revealed, according to the police.
The Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka who made this disclosure in a statement on Tuesday night added that the operatives”leveraged technology and other investigative tools to identify the suspects’ hideout, rescue the victim, immediately take her for medical care and arrest the suspects”.
Olayinka continued: “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 July 8, 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”.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, commended the professionalism, resilience and dedication of the operatives in the successful rescue.
