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Banks in Ilesa, Ijebu Jesa and adjoining towns in Osun State hurriedly closed for business on Wednesday after an alarm that some hoodlums were attempting to force their way into one of the commercial banks in the towns. There was confusion following the report, as many bank customers who were trying to make withdrawals at various Automated Teller Machine points fled, while banks shut their gates and prevented people from going in. A worker at one of the banks told  PUNCH Metro  that the hoodlums were prevented from entering the affected bank by security agents. The worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said all the banks closed their gates and ordered customers to leave their premises to forestall any security breach. The robbery scare also forced banks in Osogbo, the state capital, to close almost the same time with their counterparts in Ijesa. The bank worker said, “We saw some people running and panicking this morning. We were told that some hoodlums were making...

​ The abducted twins of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Dr. Lekan Balogun, have been released by suspected kidnappers who seized them and their mother in front of family house in Akobo area of Ibadan last week. Their mother was later dropped at a spot, while the abductors contacted the family with a ransom demand of N100m. The sum was reduced to N40m at the weekend, before it was eventually slashed to N10m on Monday. Balogun is one of the Ibadan high chiefs that were elevated to the position of monarch by the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, before the action was annulled by a court in Ibadan. Balogun said the N10m ransom was paid before the children were released. Confirming the release to our correspondent, Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the Police was making frantic efforts to apprehend the suspected kidnappers. He also confirmed that the children have been reunited with their parents. Our correspondent gathered that the c...