The three people were kidnapped at two different locations within the Oluyole local government area of Ibadan.
DAILY POST gathered on Tuesday that the three people who were kidnapped on Monday included a farmer and a couple who are also into farming.
DAILY POST reliably gathered from sources that the couple were abducted inside their farm located at Alabameji Village, Sanyo area.
Another man who is also a farmer was abducted at Soka area.
Our correspondent learnt that Sanyo and Soka which are less than one kilometre from each other are part of the communities along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
DAILY POST gathered that the abductors kidnapped the trio Monday afternoon within an hour.
The whereabout of the three people kidnapped has not been ascertain as at the time of filing this report on Tuesday.
But, Public Relations Officer of the State Police command, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi when contacted only confirmed the abduction of the couple.
Fadeyi while confirming the abduction of the couple, said that investigation has commenced into the matter.
He also disclosed that police have been on the trail of the suspects.
“A couple was abducted at Alabameji village Sanyo area yesterday 29/03/2021 at about 2:20 pm in their farmland.
“The DPO and team immediately raised to the scene for on the spot assessment. Investigations have commenced and on the trail of the hoodlums to arrest them and equally released the abductee, pls.”
DAILY POST recalls that Monday’s abduction is coming two weeks after the abduction of about four people in the same local government area.
Our correspondent recalls that about four people including two bankers were kidnapped along the Ijebu-Ode/ Ibadan Road a few days ago.
DAILY POST reliably gathered that the victims were released after a sum of five (N5m) million naira was paid to the abductors for the release of the kidnapped victims.
Oluyole local government, one of the local government areas in Oyo Central District is where four people were kidnapped two weeks ago and where Monday’s abduction took place.
Oluyole is one of the eleven local government areas that make up of Ibadan, DAILY POST reports
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