The three-bedroom bungalow where Olaide John-Paul, the younger sister of Adebayo Adelabu, the former minister of power, and her twin sons were allegedly held captive after being kidnapped has been demolished by the Oyo state government.
The building, situated in the Lako Community, Aiyegun- Anaye road area of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, was demolished on Monday.
On June 3, John-Paul and her sons were ambushed and abducted by armed men while on her way to drop off the twins at school.
The victims got their freedom o after three days in captivity.
The police announced that operatives have arrested four suspected members of the gang linked to the abduction.
Spokesperson of the Oyo police command, Ayanlade Olayinka, stated that the suspects conducted weeks of surveillance on the family, attempted to recruit an insider in their household, and photographed their movements before carrying out the attack in Ibadan.
Olayinka stated that during rescue efforts, two suspects were killed, while one Wale Abolalewa, also known as “Oloro”, who was already on the police watchlist for related criminal activities, was arrested.
