Police rescue kidnap victim in Osun, foil ransom exchange

…Parades suspected cultists

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it rescued a kidnap victim, Haruna Yusuf, 50, following a gun duel with suspected kidnappers.

The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, also revealed that operatives of the command foiled a ransom exchange and recovered ₦2.217 million from the scene.

Gotan said the command received a report on July 9, 2026, that Yusuf, a herdsman, had been abducted by four suspected kidnappers from a remote settlement near Wasinmi Village, along the Gbongan-Ife-Ibadan Road.