The Oyo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of a 12-year-old student of a private secondary school who was kidnapped on Thursday morning in Ibadan, the state capital. The incident occurred at about 7:20 a.m. in the Challenge area as the girl was alighting from a vehicle that conveyed her to school. “Preliminary information indicates that a 12-year-old female student of a private secondary school was allegedly abducted by unknown armed men at a junction leading to the school premises,” the police spokesperson said. The police spokesperson said eyewitnesses had been identified and questioned, adding that their accounts were providing useful leads for ongoing investigations. The command urged members of the public to remain calm and support the police with credible information, assuring that such information would be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Source: Punch February 13, 2026 05:06 UTC