Ibukun Otesile, the President-elect of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ibadan Elite for 2025, was abducted, according to the Nigeria Police Force’s Oyo State command.
Otesile was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday night in front of her residence in Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State’s General Gas neighborhood.
Adewale Osifeso, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the event and said that the incident happened on Thursday at around 8:00 p.m. On Thursday evening, she was abducted. “The investigation is still ongoing,” Osifeso stated.
Otesile, a mother of two, is the daughter of Olalekan Babatunde, General Overseer and founder of Jesus Is King Ministries in Ibadan.
On Friday, the news of her kidnapping swiftly circulated on social media, causing a great deal of anxiety.
Olamide Olanrewaju, the personal assistant to Apostle Joshua Sola Akinyemiju, the departing Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Oyo State, confirmed the occurrence to journalists and provided information about the distress warning. Olanrewaju claims that the association learned of the news on Thursday at around 8:45 p.m.
“Her father is a member of the WhatsApp group that we all belong to. According to Olanrewaju, the CAN chairman reported that the daughter of Reverend (Dr.) Lekan Babatunde had been abducted and posted it as a distress cry.
“Everyone in the group started saying, ‘Prayer, prayer, prayer,’ as they became anxious.” All of them, even religious leaders, were praying. I replied that while praying is beneficial, we must also act morally.
Before distributing the notice, Olanrewaju tagged Rev. Moses, the chaplain of the Oyo State Police Force Headquarters, in the same WhatsApp group.
“I found out that she was abducted at General Gas’s front gate. Olanrewaju continued, “Only God knows what she was doing there, where she went, and who she was with.
The daughter of our beloved Reverend Dr. Lekan Babatunde was abducted this evening, Thursday, December 4, at approximately 8:00 p.m., according to the distress warning that CAN shared. At General Gas, Akobo, a mother of two named Ibukun Otesile was abducted in front of her gate.
Following the kidnapping, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) demanded that the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Army Headquarters use all available resources to guarantee Otesile’s safe and prompt release.
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