IBADAN, Nigeria: Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, the sister of Nigeria’s former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons were rescued on the night of Saturday, June 6, 2026, after being kidnapped earlier in the week.
Okay News reports that a senior police source confirmed the rescue operation in the Oyo State capital.
The abduction occurred at 7:30 a.m. WAT at Elewura-Challenge in the Ibadan South West Local Government Area. Armed attackers trailed the vehicle conveying John-Paul and her children from their home before flagging them down.
In a separate incident, armed men abducted Wale Oriade, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, in Ibadan in December 2025. The attack occurred at 7:06 p.m. WAT at his office in the PJ Square Shopping Complex, located beside a Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited station along the Akala Expressway.
Eyewitnesses stated that two occupants in a blue Micra vehicle seized Oriade. “The nature of the attack and the precision with which it was carried out have caused deep concern within his community,” the eyewitness said.
