{"id":160550,"date":"2025-04-27T22:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims"},"modified":"2025-04-28T19:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:04:06","slug":"kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims","title":{"rendered":"Kwara police confirm kidnap of seven, rescue two victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of seven individuals by armed men at Eleyin Village, Isin Local Government Area, on Friday, April 25, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by the Command\u2019s spokesperson, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the incident occurred around 5:45pm when approximately five armed suspects blocked the highway, intercepted two private vehicles, and forcefully abducted all occupants to an undisclosed location.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving the distress report, the Kwara State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and local vigilante groups, immediately launched a swift rescue operation. The operation led to the successful rescue of two victims, identified as Ganiyu Ajayi and Kolawole Adeyemi.<\/p>\n<p>Ejire-Adeyemi stated, \u201cEfforts are ongoing to safely rescue the remaining five victims and apprehend the perpetrators. The Command has intensified security measures across the affected area, including aggressive bush combing, strategic patrols, and intelligence-led operations to prevent further criminal activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She reassured the public of the Command\u2019s firm commitment to safeguarding lives and property, urging residents to remain calm, vigilant, and to support security agencies with credible information that could aid ongoing operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kwara State Police Command remains resolute in ensuring the safety of all citizens and will provide further updates as developments unfold,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of seven individuals by armed men at Eleyin Village, Isin Local Government Area, on Friday, April 25, 2025. According to a statement by the Command\u2019s spokesperson, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the incident occurred around 5:45pm when approximately five armed suspects blocked the highway, intercepted two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":160549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[277,254,17032],"class_list":["post-160550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-kidnapping","tag-nigeria","tag-the-kwara-state-police-command"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kwara police confirm kidnap of seven, rescue two victims - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of seven individuals by armed men at Eleyin Village, Isin Loc ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kwara police confirm kidnap of seven, rescue two victims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of seven individuals by armed men at Eleyin Village, Isin Loc ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-27T21:17:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-28T18:04:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1745779868.835793.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kwara police confirm kidnap of seven, rescue two victims\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-27T21:17:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-28T18:04:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims\"},\"wordCount\":224,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1745779868.835793.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kidnapping\",\"Nigeria\",\"The Kwara State Police Command\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-police-confirm-kidnap-of-seven-rescue-two-victims\",\"name\":\"Kwara police confirm kidnap of seven, rescue two victims - 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