The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has condemned the abduction of Mrs Busayo Adelabu John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power Bayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons. The kidnapping occurred around 7.30am on Wednesday at Elewura-Challenge in Ibadan South West Local Government Area. Armed men trailed the family's vehicle from their home before flagging them down and taking them away.
A statement by the state APC publicity secretary, Olawale Sadare, described the incident as a sign of worsening insecurity. He urged Governor Seyi Makinde to work with security agencies to address the rising wave of abductions. Sadare noted that the kidnapping came amid ongoing public concern over unresolved abductions, including over 40 students and teachers taken on May 15, 2026, in Oriire Local Government Area. Two staff of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria were also abducted earlier in Idi-Ayunre, Oluyole Local Government.
The Oyo State Police Command confirmed that investigation into the latest abduction has begun. Spokesperson Olayinka Ayanlade called on residents to remain calm. Sadare demanded the immediate release of all captives, including Mrs John-Paul and her children, the Oriire school abductees, and the two CRIN staff. He called for a review of the state's security architecture to protect citizens regardless of status.
The APC also recalled the December 2025 abduction of party chieftain Wale Oriade in Ibadan. That incident occurred around 7:06pm at his office in PJ Square Shopping Complex on Akala Expressway. Eyewitnesses reported that two men in a blue Micra, one armed, seized Oriade and drove off. The precision of the attack has raised alarm within his community.
The Oyo APC condemns the kidnapping of a minister's sister while its own chieftain remains a past victim, exposing the party's selective urgency on security. Governor Makinde is named in the demand for action, yet the APC offers no critique of federal security oversight where the former minister served. When abductions touch political kin, the outcry grows, but the danger remains the same for all families in Ibadan. The pattern suggests security failures are now a political tool, not just a public crisis.
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