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Kidnappers who abducted two residents of Ora-Igbomina, a border community in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, have demanded a N100 million ransom for their release.

The Nation learnt that the victims, Tayese Adeyeye and Sunday Adewumi, were abducted around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday when gunmen invaded a private residence along the Aran–Orin Road in the Papa area of the town.

Confirming the development on Thursday, the Ora-Igbomina Youth Front, led by Comrade Omololu Abidoye, said the kidnappers had contacted the community to demand N100 million for the release of the abducted residents.

Abidoye lamented that the latest incident followed the abduction of a retired Customs officer in the community on December 15, 2025, describing the situation as increasingly disturbing.

“It is becoming worrisome. These repeated attacks have thrown our community into disarray, creating chronic fear and immeasurable tension among residents,” he said.

He also criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke, accusing the state government of failing to take decisive steps to prevent the recurring incidents of kidnapping in the area.

“Today, in less than two months after the first ever community invasion and kidnapping recorded in our town, another has happened on Sunday, February 1st, 2026. Leaving two sons of the soil whisked away. Unarguably, the inability of security agencies to bring to book, the perpetrators involved in the first case has created a convenient avenue for evil doers who specialized in kidnapping-for-ransom to strike again.”

He disclosed that “The kidnappers have contacted us to demand for N100million ransom, where do we get that from?, We are farmers who love peace above all things.”

Abidoye on behalf of the community demanded that Osun Government should put physical security barriers in place to define and demarcate the State boundary which will prevent unauthorized entry into the state through the Ora border.

“We demand Human and Operational Security be put in place for effective surveillance and community watch solely for territorial gatekeeping. We demand a Military checkpoint in Ora to enable a comprehensive security posture, against organized crime in volatile border area like our community.”

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The Anambra State Government has arrested a woman, Mrs Osinachi Edeh, who inflicted burns all over her ward, Miss Amah Miracle’s body on suspicion of having a boyfriend.

Mrs Edeh had scalded the skin of the Junior Secondary School 3 student of Community Secondary School, Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area with hot iron after accusing her of using her phone to speak to her boyfriend.

The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, arrested the guardian, Mrs Edeh, after the burns the the student’s body was discovered by her teachers.

The student whose breasts, face, arm and laps were burnt, had confessed to her teacher that the injury was inflicted by her guardian.

She said she had used her guardian’s phone to call her cousin, without knowing her guardian overheard her conversation and accused her of keeping boyfriends.

She said what started with a mere slap degenerated into her guardian using a hot iron to scald her entire body, leaving her in pains.

The commissioner who insisted the woman must face justice said: “I swear on my honour, this woman will face the wrath of God and the justice of man if found guilty.”

She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to child protection, noting that the safety of every child remains a top priority under Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration.

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Khaleed Oladipo, a Nigerian cyber security student at De Montfort University, UK, has died after he was fatally stabbed.

Mr Oladipo, 20, died in the hospital as a result of being stabbed on the chest on Tuesday in Oxford Street, close to the university campus, Leicester Police said in a statement on Thursday.

The police said investigation is ongoing on Mr Oladipo’s case, adding “an 18-year-old” suspect has been arrested and is in police custody over the matter.

Mr Oladipo’s family in a tribute, described him as a good son and an Arsenal fan, adding “One of his main passions was football and he had played since the age of four. He was an Arsenal supporter and we believe he was on his way home to watch the game later that night when he was stabbed and killed.”

Calling for justice for their son, Mr Oladipo’s family said “We are also really grateful to the police for their efforts in the investigation so far to ensure the person responsible is brought to justice. We are struggling to understand why anyone would do this. We know getting justice for Khaleed will not bring him back but we will make sure that he gets the justice he deserves.”