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The Nigeria Police have rescued younger sister of the former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul.
They were rescued alive during a rescue operation carried Saturday (today).
According to Channels Television, two suspected kidnappers were neutralised in a gun duel with police operatives, while two firearms were recovered from the gang.
Recall that they were abducted around 7:30 a.m. on June 3, 2026, while on their way to drop the children at school.
Channels Television reports that police sources disclosed that sustained intelligence tracking and tactical pressure forced the kidnappers into a confrontation with operatives, leading to the successful rescue of the victims.
The source also revealed that security operatives are still combing nearby areas for fleeing members of the kidnapping syndicate, some of whom are believed to have escaped with gunshot wounds.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed concern over what it described as a growing pattern of excessive and unrealistic bail conditions being imposed by courts and law enforcement agencies across the country.
In a statement, NBA President Afam Osigwe said bail conditions should not defeat the constitutional purpose of granting temporary freedom to accused persons while awaiting trial.
He stressed that bail is intended to ensure that defendants appear in court and should not be used as a form of punishment before a verdict is reached.
“Bail is neither a punishment nor a mechanism for imposing pre-trial incarceration by indirect means,” Osigwe said.
According to him, the association had observed cases where defendants were required to provide sureties who are senior civil servants on Grade Levels 16 or 17, or present landed properties worth hundreds of millions of naira, before they could be released on bail.
According to the NBA, such requirements effectively amount to a denial of bail because many accused persons are unable to meet them despite being granted bail by the courts.
The legal body cited previous court decisions to support its position. It referenced the case of Suleman & Anor v. Commissioner of Police, Plateau State, in which the Supreme Court held that bail is meant to guarantee pre-trial freedom and should not create impossible hurdles for defendants.
The NBA also pointed to Dasuki v. Director-General, State Security Service, where the Court of Appeal criticised the practice of demanding serving public officers as sureties, describing the requirement as unrealistic and inconsistent with public service regulations.
Osigwe reminded judicial officers that Section 165(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, clearly states that bail conditions must not be excessive.
He urged courts across the country to ensure that bail terms remain fair, reasonable, and achievable, warning that conditions which cannot be met are, in practice, equivalent to refusing bail.
“Conditions that cannot be met amount to a refusal of bail,” he said.
The NBA President further argued that limiting sureties to senior civil servants has no legal or rational basis and contributes to overcrowding in correctional facilities by keeping defendants in custody even after bail has been granted.
The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over his recent advice to former president Goodluck Jonathan on next year’s general elections.
In a statement on Tuesday evening, the PDP said Keyamo lacks the moral authority to advise Jonathan.
The Eastern Updates reports that Keyamo had asked the ex-president to shelve the idea of running for president in 2027.
