Police rescue abducted Oyo couple after gun battle with kidnappers

…Gunmen flee with bullet wounds

By Adeola Badru

A coordinated security operation involving the Oyo State Police Command, the Amotekun Corps, local vigilantes and hunters has led to the successful rescue of a couple abducted by suspected kidnappers in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State.

The victims, identified as Alhaji Busiru Booni and his wife, Alhaja Pitiku, were rescued unharmed after a fierce gun battle between security operatives and the kidnappers in a forest hideout.

The couple had been abducted late on Saturday, July 5, 2026, when about five armed men reportedly stormed Tiro Village in Irawo, firing sporadically before whisking them away to an unknown destination.