Suspected gunmen have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Adelabu recently resigned from the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu to contest the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Oyo State but lost the ticket to Senator Sharafadeen Alli.
Nigerian Newssphere gathered that the victims were kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday while travelling within the city.
The woman was identified as Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, while her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were also taken by the abductors.
Sources said the incident occurred as Mrs John-Paul was on her way to drop the children off at school.
Their whereabouts remained unknown as of the time of filing this report.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, for comments were unsuccessful.
However, a media aide to Adelabu, Femi Awogboro, confirmed the incident, stating that the matter had been reported to the police.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Awogboro said: “The family of Chief Adebayo Adelabu, former Minister of Power and leading gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, wishes to formally confirm the unfortunate kidnapping of his younger sister, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
“Mrs John-Paul, aged 43, was reportedly abducted by armed gunmen at about 7:30 a.m. while on her way to drop her children at school in Ibadan. The abductors also forcefully took away her 12-year-old twin sons who were with her at the time of the incident.
“Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul is the youngest of the five children of Mrs Olufunmilayo Aduke Adegoke Adelabu.
“Until her voluntary retirement last year, she had served meritoriously at both the Central Bank of Nigeria and First Bank Pension Custodian. Following her retirement, she relocated to Ibadan with her children while making preparations to eventually join her husband, Mr. John Paul, who had earlier relocated to the United States of America.”
