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Segun, a suspect, has confessed that he was one of the kidnappers who abducted former Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s sister, Mrs Olaide Adegoke, and her sons on June 3, 2026
According to a report by Nigerian Tribune on Saturday, June 13, 2026, Segun said in May 2026 his friend, Oloro, asked him to take him to the house of Adelabu’s mother
Segun said when he took Oloro to the house, Oloro told him that he was planning to kidnap either Adelabu’s mother or a child in the Adelabu family. He stated that Oloro persuaded him to join in carrying out the kidnapping and promised to pay him well.
Segun said he agreed and was assigned the role of driving the vehicle used in the kidnapping operation.
In Segun’s words: “After showing him the house, he opened up to me that he was planning to kidnap the mother or a child from the Adelabu family. The reason he gave was that he was broke”
