The Oyo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the abduction of one of the sisters of the immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her twin sons.

A source familiar with the incident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victim was attacked around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday while on her way to drop her children at school.

Olaide is the youngest of the five children of Mrs. Olufunmilayo Aduke Adegoke Adelabu. She is a younger sibling of the immediate past Minister of Power and APC governorship aspirant, Adebayo Adelabu.

According to the eyewitness account, the gunmen were shooting sporadically to scare the residents and passersby who might attempt to block their ways.

He added that, the gunmen might have been waiting for her around her residence located around Elewura, Challenge area, adding that the operation seem premeditated and planned.

He noted that it was the sporadic gunshots that attracted people to the scene of the incident but that before anybody could do anything, the operation had been completed.

He said, “Our attentions were drawn to the scene with the sound the gunshots that rented the atmosphere.

“The business and other related activities in the area were temporarily put on hold as people scampered for safety.

“We later discovered that a mother of two in her late 40s alongside her children has been whisked away to an unknown destination by the suspected gunmen.

“The woman was forced out of her red Hyundai Sonata car as and was driven away alongside her children in a car brought by the kidnappers.

“Even when we got to the car, the engine and air conditioner were still running and people were scared to even touch it.

“We are not sure of how many they were because the operation was almost ended before people would notice anything.

“It was like they drove to overtake the car on the quite road and they burst out on RingRoad and headed towards Challenge area.

“The street has been quite since the incident as people still could not believe the incident.

“Many people who were not aware of the incident also recognised the car and the owner and they knew her husband lives abroad. She is a family member of Adebayo Adelabu.

“People could not even come out, bu were only peeping to see what was happening when the noise of the gunshot attracted them to come out”, the source explained.

The Nation reports that the Oyo State Polcie Command earlier confirmed the incident noting that Investigations into the matter had began. (The Nation)

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