Again, Gunmen Invade Ora Community, Abduct Two
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Sunday night, abducted two residents of Ora-Igbomina, an Osun community located on the boundary with Kwara State.
Sources within the community said the perpetrators struck at some minutes to midnight on Sunday at a private residence along Aran-Orin Road, Papa, Ora-Igbomina and kidnapped the victims.
The latest abduction occurred less than two months after an ex-Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, was kidnapped in front of his house in Ora by suspected bandits.
It would be recalled that on December 15, 2025, some gun-wielding men attacked Ora and abducted an ex-Customs officer, Owolabi.
He was, however, freed on January 12 at Oro Ago, a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, after the payment of ransom.
A resident, simply identified as Mulikat, while speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, said the victims were abducted around 11:30pm by gunmen suspected to be “bandits, who shot into the air before dragging the victims into the bush.”
She added, “We heard gunshots around 11:30pm. The abductors went into a house along Aran Orin road and picked up the two men. Some men ran after the perpetrators but they could not follow them into the bush. The abductors are suspected bandits.”
The Police Public Relations Officer of Osun Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the incident, adding that the command had commenced a search and rescue operation to free the victims.
He further said, “The incident occurred at around 11:45 p.m on Sunday. Our men who went for patrol but went back to their base when the rain started to fall. It was during that period that those people perpetrated that evil act.
“Tayese Adeyeye and Sunday Adewumi were abducted. The search and rescue teams moved in immediately after the report got to us. They have been combing the area.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
