Adewole
Former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his concern during the time that his (Adewole’s) son, Days, was kidnapped.
Dayo was kidnapped on Tuesday by four unknown gunmen but he regained freedom on Wednesday.
While thanking God, Adewole, in a statement, also thanked Buhari, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, security agencies, traditional rulers as well as Nigerians who stood by the family during the ordeal
Dayo was kidnapped at about 6pm at gunpoint on his farm in Iroko,Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police , Shina Olukolu, confirmed the release of the minister’s son on Wednesday evening in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan.
Olukolu said that the information he got was that the victim had regained freedom and had been reunited with his family.
The commissioner said that the only suspects arrested so far in connection with the incident were three of the victim’s farm workers.
He, however, gave an assurance that more updates on the incident would be made public soon.
NAN reports that the police had been on the trail of the kidnappers since Tuesday and had already recovered the vehicle used in the incident.
