Senator Alli denies involvement in Adelabu’s sister’s abduction
Sharafadeen Alli, senator representing Oyo South, has strongly denied any involvement in the kidnapping of Mrs Olaide Adegoke, the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Social media reports had attempted to link Alli to the incident, but his media office described these claims as false and politically motivated. Mrs Adegoke was abducted around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, while taking her twin sons to school in Ibadan. She and her children were rescued unharmed on Saturday, June 6, 2026, after a police operation.
What we know
- Sharafadeen Alli called the allegations against him “false, malicious, baseless, irresponsible, defamatory, and politically motivated.”
- Mrs Olaide Adegoke was kidnapped on June 3, 2026, along with her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, in Ibadan.
- The victims were rescued unharmed on June 6, 2026, during a police operation that resulted in two suspects being neutralised and firearms recovered.
- Alli’s statement emphasised that no security agency has established any link between him and the crime.
- He urged the public to disregard the reports and called for an investigation into the source of the false narrative.
