Ibadan – Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the suspected kidnapping reported in the Challenge area of Ibadan in the early hours of Thursday, 12th February 2026.
Preliminary information indicates that at about 7:20 a.m., a 12-year-old female student of a private secondary school in the area was allegedly abducted by unknown armed men at a junction leading to the school premises as she was alighting from a vehicle that conveyed her to school.
The incident was promptly reported to the Police, and detectives were immediately deployed to the scene for preliminary assessment and fact-finding.
According to the Police, eyewitnesses at the scene were identified and questioned, and their accounts are providing valuable leads to assist ongoing investigations.
The parents of the victim have been contacted and are in close contact with the Police as efforts continue to ensure the safe rescue of the child.
The Commissioner of Police has directed a comprehensive and intelligence-driven investigation, assuring that all possibilities and options are being explored to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and bring those responsible to justice.
The Command urges members of the public to remain calm and to support the Police with any useful information, assuring that such information will be treated with utmost confidentiality as further updates will be provided as appropriate.
