Multiple reports say armed men abduct Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), along with a driver and another associate in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident is reported to occur while Fabiyi’s team was travelling to deliver ransom and other items intended to secure the release of a person previously kidnapped in the same community. According to one account, the team was carrying about ₦30 million, five motorcycles and three bags of rice when they were ambushed. Sources also report that the kidnappers directed the group into a forested area along a route linking Kwara and Kogi states, before the abductors were later reportedly “seized at gunpoint,” though details of who seized whom are not consistent across the reports. One report adds that an abducted victim may have been killed before the ransom team arrived, a point unknown to the people on the mission. Police response varies in timing: the Kwara State Commissioner of Police says the command had not been formally informed at the time of inquiry, and that investigations would begin after a formal report is received.
OPC chieftain abducted in Kwara during alleged ransom delivery
Multiple reports say armed men abduct Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), along with a driver and another associate in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kw...
- Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, an OPC chieftain, is reported abducted in Oko-Irese, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State.
- Fabiyi is said to be abducted with a driver and another associate while travelling for a ransom delivery.
- Reports say the convoy was carrying about ₦30 million, five motorcycles and three bags of rice.
- Accounts link the mission to efforts to secure the release of a previously kidnapped victim from the same community.
- Kwara Police say there was no formal report at the time of inquiry and that investigations would follow a formal complaint.
Confusion has trailed the abduction of a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, alongside two other persons in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that Fabiyi was abducted alongside a driver and another associate while reportedly travelling to deliver ransom and other items meant for the release of a previously kidnapped victim. Sources said the team was conveying about ₦30 million, five motorcycles and three bags of rice when they were ambushed by armed men in the area. According to information obtained, the ransom delivery was linked to efforts to secure the release of a victim who was earlier abducted in the same community. A source close to the development said the abducted victim had allegedly been killed by the kidnappers before the ransom team arrived, a development unknown to those sent on the mission. The abductors were said to have directed the team into a forested area along a route linking Kwara and Kogi states before they were reportedly seized at gunpoint. It was further gathered that the OPC chieftain had consulted before embarking on the journey, with a spiritual warning allegedly advising him against the trip. However, the warning was reportedly ignored. A source said the incident was not initially reported to security agencies. When contacted, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, said the command was not formally informed of any kidnapping involving an OPC member at the time of inquiry. He added that police would investigate the matter once a formal report is received.
13 hours agoBy Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Confusion has trailed the abduction of a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, alongside two other persons in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that Fabiyi was abducted alongside a driver and another associate while reportedly travelling to deliver ransom and other […] The post Terrorists abduct OPC chieftain, two others during ransom delivery in Kwara appeared first on Vanguard News.
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