Armed assailants kidnap entrepreneur, leave minor wounded in Oyo assault

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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman in Irawo, Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State, in an attack that also left a 10-year-old girl injured.

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The incident occurred on Monday after the victim was reportedly trailed from Kraal Market, Ago-Are, to his filling station and later to his residence, where he was seized at gunpoint and taken to an unknown destination.

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During the attack, the girl sustained gunshot injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment and extraction of pellets.

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Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said it was reported at Tede Division at about 10:20 p.m. on May 11, 2026.

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He said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that one Alhaji Wasiu Aleshinloye was allegedly trailed from Kraal Market, Ago-Are, to his filling station at Irawo and subsequently to his residence at Irawo, where he was abducted at gunpoint by three armed men to a yet-to-be-identified destination.”

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Ayanlade added that “during the incident, one Modinat Aleshinloye, female, aged 10 years, sustained gunshot injuries and was immediately rushed to a hospital for medical attention and extraction of pellets.”

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He said police detectives recovered “three expended shells of ammunition (currently undergoing ballistic examination) and three face caps were recovered for forensic investigation. Tactical and intelligence-driven efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the victim unhurt and apprehend the perpetrators.”

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The latest incident comes months after a 60-year-old trader was abducted in the Monatan area of Lagelu Local Government Area by four masked armed men while returning home along the Jinarere axis of Alakia Road.

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