Oyo state police command has confirmed the abduction of the 2025 President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ibadan Elite, Mrs. Ibukun Otesile by gunmen.
The mother of two, is the daughter of the founder and General Overseer of Jesus Is King Ministries, Ibadan, Reverend Olalekan Babatunde.
She was said to have been abducted in front of her residence at the General Gas area of Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Thursday night.
Confirming the development, the police spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, a Chief Superintendent, said, “Investigation is ongoing Sir.”
News of her abduction has spread across social media since the incident occurred.
The Personal Assistant to Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, outgoing Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State chapter, Olamide Olanrewaju said the association received a distress alert at about 8:45pm on Thursday.
“We all have a WhatsApp group, which her father is also a member of. The CAN Chairman posted it as a distress call, saying the daughter of Reverend (Dr.) Lekan Babatunde had been kidnapped,” he said.
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Olanrewaju noted that while group members immediately resorted to prayers, he emphasized the need for prompt action and tagged key security contacts including: Rev. Moses, Chaplain of the Police Force Headquarters in Oyo State—before sharing the alert widely.
“I learned she was kidnapped right at the gate of her house at General Gas. Only God knows what she was doing there, where she went, or who she was with,” he added.
The alert issued by CAN reads: “The daughter of our beloved Reverend Dr. Lekan Babatunde was kidnapped this night, Thursday, December 4, around 8:00 p.m. Ibukun Otesile, a mother of two, was kidnapped in front of her gate at General Gas, Akobo.”
CAN appealed to security agencies for urgent intervention, calling on the Nigerian Army Headquarters and the Nigeria Police Force to deploy all necessary resources to secure Otesile’s immediate release.
As of the time of this report, no details have emerged regarding the identity of the abductors or any ransom demands.