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Suspected gunmen have abducted one of the sisters of the immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu.

Adelabu recently stepped down from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet to contest in the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in Oyo State. He was reportedly defeated by Senator Sharafadeen Alli.

ZINGTIE gathered that Adelabu’s sister was kidnapped alongside her twin sons in the early hours of Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The abducted woman was identified as Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, while her twin sons were identified as Peter and Paul.

Sources revealed that the incident occurred while the woman was heading to drop the twins off at school.

As of the time of filing this report, their whereabouts remain unknown.

Attempts to obtain a reaction from the Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, were unsuccessful as of Wednesday.

However, a media aide to the former minister, Femi Awogboro, confirmed the incident.

Awogboro stated that the matter has already been reported to the police.

In a statement issued on Wednesday morning, Awogboro said, “The family of Chief Adebayo Adelabu, former Minister of Power and leading gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, wishes to formally confirm the unfortunate kidnapping of his younger sister, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

“Mrs John-Paul, aged 43, was reportedly abducted by armed gunmen at about 7:30 a.m. while on her way to drop her children at school in Ibadan. The abductors also forcefully took away her 12-year-old twin sons who were with her at the time of the incident.

“Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul is the youngest of the five children of Mrs Olufunmilayo Aduke Adegoke Adelabu.

“Until her voluntary retirement last year, she had served meritoriously at both the Central Bank of Nigeria and First Bank Pension Custodian. Following her retirement, she relocated to Ibadan with her children while making preparations to eventually join her husband, Mr. John Paul, who had earlier relocated to the United States of America.”

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