The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, saying efforts are underway to rescue the victims and arrest those responsible.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Ibadan on Friday.
According to the police, the victims were abducted while inspecting crops on a farm within the institute’s premises.
Ayanlade said the command immediately launched an operation following the report, adding that security operatives had begun a manhunt for the suspected kidnappers.“
The Oyo State Police Command confirms a kidnapping incident involving three staff members of the CRIN, who were abducted while inspecting crops on a farm within the institute’s premises,” he said.
He added that intensive efforts were ongoing to secure the victims’ safe release and bring the perpetrators to justice.
“The command reassures the public that every necessary effort is being made to resolve the situation and urges anyone with credible information that could assist the ongoing operation to promptly report to the nearest police station or contact the command through its established emergency channels,” the statement said.
The incident comes amid growing concerns over kidnapping and insecurity in parts of the country.In a related development, 20 of the 30 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State regained their freedom on Friday, while the remaining 10 reportedly escaped from their captors through the bush.
The prospective corps members were travelling in two buses from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State when they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in the Umunoha area of Imo State.
They reportedly regained their freedom seven days after the abduction.The circumstances surrounding the release of the 20 victims were not immediately clear.
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