Monday, August 24, 2026 -Suspected terrorists have kidnapped the first wife of the Baale of Dabu in the Ifelodun Local Council Area of Kwara State, identified as Iya Ayoka.
In a similar development, armed bandits have abducted the
King of Igbesi, a community in Oke-Onigbin town in Isin Local Council Area of
Kwara State, Oba Moses Iwedunmoye I.
The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, confirmed the
abduction, just as a palace source said the monarch was abducted alongside some
other residents of the community during the attack.
The bandits reportedly invaded Igbesi at about 11:00 p.m. on
Saturday and abducted the monarch.
However, Adekimisaid that only the traditional ruler was
kidnapped.
Also, kidnappers are demanding N20 million ransom for the
release of Fasilat Babatunde, a 23-year-old woman abducted from a nearby
community.
Iya Ayoka was reportedly abducted on Friday night, according to the Kwara
South Development Forum (KSDF).
The development comes amid renewed concerns over insecurity
in Kwara South, where communities have reported sporadic kidnappings and armed
attacks despite recently increased security in the area.
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser on Security Matters to Sokoto
State Governor, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd), has appealed to political leaders,
traditional institutions, religious leaders and residents to close ranks in the
fight against banditry, insisting that insecurity should not be reduced to
partisan politics.
Usman’s appeal was contained in a statement yesterday in
reaction to the comments by some opposition politicians over the insecurity in
Sokoto State.
In a statement yesterday by the KSDF Secretary, Olasehinde
Oluwatoba, the group called on the federal and Kwara State governments to
urgently secure the release of Ayoka and other victims in captivity.
The forum also raised concerns over Babatunde’s continued captivity since the
23-year-old woman’s abduction from the Wande community in Ifelodun Local
Council Area on July 15 by armed men who invaded her residence.
KSDF said the abductors had access to her TikTok account and were using it to publish posts and make calls while communicating with her family about the ransom.
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