The Ogun State police command has thwarted a suspected abduction attempt at Onigaari and recovered six stolen cows in separate operations in the state.

A statement on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said a Safer Highway Patrol Team foiled the suspected abduction attempt at Onigaari on Sunday at about 7:10 p.m.

“Operatives of the Command’s Safer Highway Patrol Team on 26th July, 2026, at about 7:10 p.m., successfully thwarted a suspected abduction attempt at Onigaari,” he said.

He said the operatives, while on routine confidence-building patrol, responded immediately after hearing gunshots in the area.

Mr Babaseyi said the tactical presence of the police forced the hoodlums to abandon their criminal mission and flee into the adjoining bush.

“The victim was rescued unhurt and escorted to the Ogunmakin police post alongside his vehicle for safety and necessary police procedures,” he said. 

He added that normalcy was immediately restored, while efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

In a separate incident, Mr Babaseyi said police operatives arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of six cows.

The suspects were identified as Abiodun Kamilu, 35, and Adesanya Segun, 37. 

He said the operatives also recovered six stolen cows and seized a blue Nissan Cabster bus believed to have been used as the syndicate’s operational vehicle.

“The breakthrough followed a distress call received in the early hours of 25th July, 2026, reporting that suspected cattle thieves had invaded a cow yard in the Maskoli Area of Sagamu and stolen seven cows,” he said. 

He explained that upon receipt of the report, operatives immediately mobilised and commenced coordinated patrols around identified exit routes.

“Acting on credible information, the operatives intercepted suspicious vehicles along the Sagamu–Ijebu-Ode Expressway. 

“Their swift intervention frustrated the criminal operation, leading to the arrest of the two suspects and the recovery of six of the seven stolen cows, as well as the operational vehicle abandoned during the failed escape,” the spokesman said.

Mr Babaseyi said the investigation was ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate, recover the remaining stolen cow and ensure the prosecution of all those connected with the crime.