Police Launch Rescue Operation As Gunmen Kidnap Osun LG Vice Chairman

The Osun State Police Command has launched a rescue operation following the abduction of the Vice Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area, Hon. Debo Farounbi, by gunmen who attacked the Ora-Igbomina community on Tuesday night.

The armed men were said to have invaded the community at about 10 p.m., shooting sporadically to scare residents before abducting four persons, including Farounbi, two Fulani women, and another resident.

Sources said the attackers were confronted by military personnel stationed around the border community, leading to a gun battle that resulted in the rescue of three of the abductees.

Farounbi, however, was reportedly taken away into the bush by the fleeing gunmen, while efforts are ongoing to secure his release.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said tactical operatives had been deployed to ensure the safe rescue of the council vice chairman.

“I want to assure the people of the state to remain calm. The situation is under control, and our men are on the ground carrying out rescue operations,” Ojelabi said.