The couple. Credit: Oyo Police Command
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a couple who were abducted by suspected kidnappers in Tiro Village, Irawo, in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the victims, identified as Alhaji Busiru Booni and his wife, Alhaja Pitiku, were abducted late on Saturday, July 5, 2026, when about five armed men reportedly invaded Tiro Village, fired sporadically into the air and whisked them away to an unknown destination.
Olayinka said the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, immediately directed a coordinated search-and-rescue operation involving police operatives, the Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, local vigilantes and hunters.
