Ogun police free 10 hostages and kill suspected kidnapper
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Police in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, have freed the 10 passengers kidnapped on 3 November 2026 aboard a commercial bus at Orita Fufu, near Awa-Ijebu. The victims were released unharmed on Saturday evening, and a suspect was killed in a gunfight the following dawn, according to Ogun police spokesman Oluseyi Babaseyi.
Police in Ogun State, Nigeria, have freed 10 passengers kidnapped from a commercial bus on 3 November at Orita Fufu, in Awa-Ijebu, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area. The hostages regained their freedom unharmed at around 8.30pm on Saturday 7 November, after several operations conducted under security pressure and based on intelligence, according to Ogun police spokesman Oluseyi Babaseyi.
An anti-kidnapping unit then attacked the suspected kidnappers’ hideout at around 1am on 8 November along the Ibadan-Ijebu Ode axis. A gunfight left one suspect dead, while other members of the group fled with suspected gunshot wounds, Babaseyi said.
Police recovered an AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds of ammunition, 1,376,800 naira in cash and a mobile phone. Ogun police said they were pursuing the fleeing suspects and urged residents to report anyone with suspicious gunshot wounds.
