Police kill two kidnappers, rescue truck driver in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command said its Anti-Kidnapping Unit killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued an abducted professional truck driver during a counter-operation in the state.

The command also said two AK-47 rifles, 25 rounds of live ammunition, two mobile phones and N2m suspected to be proceeds of criminal activities were recovered during the operation.

The police disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command, ASP Oluborode Opeyemi.

Opeyemi said the rescued victim, a professional truck driver, was abducted on August 25, 2026, at about 11:10 pm in the Ajibawo area of Ibese, Ogun State.

He explained that 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.

Opeyemi said, “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.

“A search conducted at the hideout led to the recovery of two AK-47 rifles, twenty-five rounds of 5.6mm ammunition, two cell phones, and a cash sum of Two Million Naira (₦2,000,000), reasonably suspected to be part of the proceeds of criminal activities.

“The corpses of the neutralised kidnappers have been deposited at the morgue for autopsy, while the Command has since intensified efforts to track down and apprehend the fleeing gang members.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, while commending the gallantry, professionalism, courage and operational effectiveness of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, stated that the success reinforced the command’s resolve to relentlessly pursue kidnappers and other violent criminals wherever they might seek refuge.

The CP reiterated that Ogun State would remain a hostile terrain for criminal elements and assured residents that the command would continue to deploy intelligence-led policing, robust tactical operations and strategic partnerships with communities to protect lives and property.

He further urged members of the public to remain security-conscious and continue to provide timely, useful and credible information, particularly regarding persons seeking treatment for gunshot wounds, to aid ongoing efforts to rid the state of criminality.