Three women abducted on monday at at Onipe Village along Ibadan Ijebu-ode road have been regain their freedom.
It was gathered that they were freed by their abductors after an undisclosed amount was paid as ransom.
The victims Mrs Theresa Okeowo, Mrs Abosede Adebayo and Mrs Bola Ogunrinde were rescued by police operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Idi Ayunre Division, at about 9am, close to Triton Fish Company, by a bush at Ogunmakin Community.
Mrs Okeowo, a teacher in a secondary school in Ogun State was said to have been given a ride by Mrs Ogunrinde, a Master Warrant Officer, along with Mrs Adebayo, who was working as a dentist, also in Ogun State, when they were kidnapped on Monday, April 12.
Confirming the rescue of the victims by the police, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, said that it was achieved through police operatives’ efforts at dismantling the operations of the captors.
Osifeso said: “As a result of ceaseless, strategic and systematic utilisation of intelligence and operational assets, the tactical sweep embarked upon, as coordinated by the Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, has yielded desired result.”
The PPRO pointed out that the pressure mounted on the kidnappers, with the invasion of their suspected hideout, as well as continuous trailing by the command operatives, made them to release their victims.
He added that the women had been medically evaluated and reunited with their families, assuring that efforts were still on to arrest the kidnappers.
