The Police recued four passengers abducted in the early hours of Thursday along the Igbeti–Kishi Road in Oyo State.

The Oyo State Police Command said the victims were successfully rescued following a swift and coordinated security response.

Preliminary reports revealed that armed hoodlums emerged from the bush and blocked the road, intercepting a commercial bus travelling from Igbeti to Kishi. During the incident, four passengers were forcefully taken into the bush by the assailants.
Immediately the report was received, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, promptly directed the Divisional Police Officers of Igbeti and Kishi Divisions, in conjunction with relevant tactical teams, to mobilize all necessary operational resources to ensure the victims were rescued unhurt.

Acting on this directive, a combined security team, comprising Police operatives, members of the Amotekun Corps, Operation Burst, and other local security officers, swiftly moved to the area and commenced intensive combing of the surrounding forests. The sustained bush combing operation, which lasted for several hours, mounted pressure on the criminals, forcing them to abandon the victims and flee the scene.

The four victims rescued unhurt in the operation, have since been reunited with their families.

The Commissioner of Police commended the bravery, professionalism, and swift response of the combined security team.