Gunmen Abduct Businessman, Injure Child In Oyo Attack

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.

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.

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

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.

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.