The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a 12-year-old female student in the Challenge area of Ibadan, describing it as a suspected kidnapping. Authorities assured the public that efforts are ongoing to secure her safe return.
The victim, a Junior Secondary School 2 pupil at Monarch Model College, was reportedly taken in the early hours of Thursday while being dropped off at school.
Eyewitnesses said masked assailants in an unmarked vehicle trailed the girl’s mother before attacking at a junction near the school. The gunmen, who were armed, fired shots into the air to disperse residents and punctured the tyre of the mother’s Toyota RAV4 (Lagos registration KRD 350 GP). Despite resistance, the student was forcibly abducted as the perpetrators fled through the Challenge area.
The incident was immediately reported at Orita Challenge Police Station, where officers visited the scene with the victim’s mother for a preliminary assessment.
Confirming the development, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olusola Olayinka Ayanlade, stated:
“Preliminary information indicates that at about 7:20 a.m., a 12-year-old female student of a private secondary school in the area was allegedly abducted by unknown armed men at a junction leading to the school premises as she was alighting from a vehicle that conveyed her to school.”
Detectives were promptly deployed to the scene, and eyewitnesses were questioned to provide leads for the ongoing investigation. The victim’s parents are cooperating closely with law enforcement authorities.
Police Commissioner CP Femi Haruna has directed a comprehensive, intelligence-driven investigation into the incident to ensure the safe rescue of the child and bring the culprits to justice.
The command urged residents to remain calm and report any useful information to the authorities, assuring that all tips will be treated with utmost confidentiality. Updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.
Elijah Adeyemi
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