Police rescue two, arrest three suspects over abduction of cocoa farmers in Ibadan

Oyo State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested nary less than 3 suspects successful transportation with the abduction of immoderate cocoa farmers successful Ibadan, the authorities capital.

The bid made this revelation successful a connection signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.

The connection was made disposable to DAILY POST Wednesday evening.

DAILY POST had earlier reported that immoderate gunmen had connected Wednesday kidnapped cocoa farmers successful Ibadan. https://dailypost.ng/2026/03/18/unknown-gunmen-kidnap-four-persons-in-ibadan/

The kidnapped victims were abducted astatine the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) successful Ibadan.

Our analogous gathered that representatives of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, Ogun State chapter, who were astatine the CRIN nursery tract to taxable their yearly collections of cocoa seedlings for the 2026 planting season, were abducted by unidentified equipped men wrong the premises of the institute.

It was learnt that 4 radical were abducted successful the process.

Olayinka, successful the statement, noted that 2 of the victims person been rescued.

He besides disclosed that 3 suspects person been arrested successful transportation with the crime.

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