The palace had been under lock since the state government installed Oba Olalekan Akadiri as Akirun on October 27.
The police command in Osun says ex-Governor Ayo Fayose’s younger brother, Isaac Fayose, was involved in a “minor accident” as he fled from alleged kidnappers.
The police disclosed that seven “male suspects,” including their ringleader Nurudeen Sule, aka Biggy, were arrested.
“The police in the state will not fold its hands and allow these misguided elements to continue abusing our children,” said the police commissioner.
The police warned that the police would not tolerate any unlawful gathering or assembly that could endanger the peace of the state.
The day is set aside by cult groups to celebrate ‘cultism day’, when they initiate new members and engage in violence, usually at night.
A piece of paper with incantation written in Yoruba language with the names of the perpetrators were found in one gunman’s pocket, police said.
According to the spokesperson, the driver only abandoned the passengers after they stopped to help some accident victims on their way from Abuja to Lagos.
“He warned criminals to have a rethink as the command has declared total war on unscrupulous elements.”
Ms. Opalola said the abductors set them free when they realised that the police were closing in on them.
