The Kwara State Police Command says it has rescued the Onigbesi of Igbesi, Oba Moses Omotayo, and two other victims from suspected kidnappers in the state.
The police spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, adding that the victims were rescued during an operation in the Elerin/Ijomu-Oro axis of Kwara State.
The traditional ruler and the two other victims, identified as Maryam Abubakar and Aisha Ilyasu, were abducted from Igbesi community in Isin Local Government Area on 22 August, according to the police.
The rescue operation followed a report received at about 10 a.m. at the Oro Police Station from a vigilante identified as Abdul, who reported that one of his men had sustained a gunshot injury to his hand while in the bush around Elerin/Ijomu-Oro.
The divisional police officer of Oro Police Station subsequently led a combined team of police operatives, military personnel and vigilantes to the area.
