Officers of the Kwara State Police Command rescued three kidnapping victims, including a six-month-old child, at Igbonla community in Kwara South Senatorial District.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin.
The spokesperson identified the rescued victims as Fatima Wasiu, Kudus Wasiu and their six-month-old daughter, who were earlier abducted from Igbonla community on Sunday.
The statement read in part: “In another bold approach in the fight against kidnapping, banditry and all forms of criminality, the Kwara State Police Command, under the pragmatic leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, in another swift response, rescued the victims of a kidnapping incident reported by the IGBONLA Community.
“On Sunday, November 2, 2025, armed men entered a residential building and fired sporadically. Following a distress call, a combined team of police detectives, local vigilantes and hunters quickly mobilized to the scene.
“The quick action led to the successful rescue of three abducted victims unharmed – Fatima Wasiu, Kudus Wasiu and their six-month-old daughter – while intense efforts are underway to rescue the two remaining victims, Wasiu Salihu and Abdullahi Sefiu, and arrest the perpetrators.”
The Commissioner of Police called on residents to maintain the pace of rapid intelligence reporting and information sharing, to enable the Command to discharge its functions promptly and effectively, in line with the vision of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.