The confirmation was made in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday by Adelabu’s media aide, Comrade Femi Awogboro

The Adelabu family described the abduction as distressing and called for calm and support from the public.

It described the incident as a further sign of worsening insecurity in the state.

Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar reacts after gunmen abducted the sister and children of Adebayo Adelabu in Ibadan, as a video linked to the incident trended online.

Atiku said any government unable to protect schoolchildren had failed one of the most fundamental tests of leadership.

Oyo State Police Command is investigating the abduction of former minister of power, Bayo Adelabu's sister and her twin sons in Ibadan on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to immediately rescue victims of the Oyo

African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to immediately rescue victims of the Oyo

Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the abduction of former Minister of

There was tension and anxiety as the sister to the former Minister of Power under President Bola Tinubu is kidnapped in Ibadan. The video draws attention.