Governor Adeleke orders immediate search, rescue of kidnapped farmers in Osun

  • 📰 DailyPostNGR
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 51 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 24%
  • Publisher: 59%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed an immediate search and rescue mission for five members of the Baptist Church who were recently

In a statement on Tuesday by Olawale Rasheed, the Spokesperson to the state governor, the state Police Command and other security agencies were also directed to take up the matter and ensure the safe return of the victims.

The Commissioner of Police according to the statement has consequently activated local and inter-state operations to locate and rescue the victims. “Governor Adeleke further reassured families of the victims that no stone will be left unturned to rescue their loved ones in captivity,” the statement concluded.The victims who are farmers and members of the Osun State Baptist Conference were kidnapped by some unidentified men in Ile-Ogbo, Ola-Oluwa local government Area of the State on Thursday.

The governor’s directive is coming some hours after representatives of the victim’s families came on a live radio programme in Osogbo and disclosed that they had parted with a sum of six million Naira as ransom as demanded by the kidnappers. The victim’s families also claimed that the Osun State Police Command and the state government had not reached out to them about their plight.The Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola on Monday, also confirmed the kidnapping.Related Topics:

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

When all this will stop in Nigeria 😭

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 11. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Nigeria owes debt of gratitude to military - AdelekeOsun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has stated that the nation owes a debt of gratitude to the men and women of Nigeria's military for their past and
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »

NIGERIA DAILY: What The People Of Katsina State Really Want From Their Next Governor - Daily TrustDownload Here Ahead of the March 11, 2023, governorship election, voters in Katsina State have emphasised the need for clear-cut policies. In a Industrialisation based on the economic ecosystem of the state. If the new government stands to see that Wind farm starts working to it's full capacity. To have a constant security across the state & finally industrialization based on the little economy they have
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »

PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku To Campaign In Rivers State Amid Row With Governor Wike | Sahara ReportersThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will be visiting Rivers State to campaign by the second week of February in what has been described as the “mother of all rallies.” The rally is planned for February 11, while the row between Atiku and the five aggrieved governors of the PDP, led By Governor Nyesom Wike, has yet to be resolved. The South-South Coordinator of the PDP Ward2Ward Group, Onengiye Leonard Tamunoigbeinbia, meanwhile on Monday confirmed that all plans had been concluded to hold the rally in the state. As e dey sweet us e d pain them.. Atiku is coming to River State. Plus Wike or otherwise PDP go win all the south south state. The battle is between Obi and Tinubu,Atiku is already defeated before election.
Source: SaharaReporters - 🏆 9. / 63 Read more »

PDP Must Win All Elections In Rivers State; It Is Fight To Finish – Governor Wike | Sahara ReportersGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has vowed that his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must win every contestable position in the state in the forthcoming general elections. Governor Wike, who said that the 2023 general elections was “a fight to the finish”, called on the people of the state to use their voting power to decide and vote against those who hate the state and those who had held positions but failed to work for the state. AbbaM_Abiyos 👍👍👍 Apart from President,Mr.Project ..!! Wike Don talk again
Source: SaharaReporters - 🏆 9. / 63 Read more »

Osun court sentences six to death by hangingAn Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday sentenced four men to death by hanging for offences bordering on armed robbery and murder of one Victor Akinbile, said to be a relative of the immediate past Osun State Deputy Governor, Mr. Benedict Alabi. Boko haram are being rehabilitated and sent back into society...
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

BREAKING: Akeredolu breaks silence over alleged failing healthOndo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said there is no cause for alarm over his health.
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »