21 August 2026 · Ose
Kidnapping in Ondo
OpenWatch has recorded 257 reported kidnapping incidents in Ondo State, 73 of them in the last 12 months. That is 33% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 10 of 37 among the states where kidnapping is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
73
Fatalities · 12 mo
24
Incidents · all-time
257
Fatalities · all-time
79
Latest reported kidnapping in Ondo
21 August 2026 · Ose
Kidnap victim escapes captors near Idoani
20 August 2026 · Owo
Amotekun rescues kidnapped Fulani boys near Owo
11 August 2026
Amotekun rescues five, arrests 14 in Ondo
11 August 2026 · Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo
Amotekun rescues farmers, arrests 15 kidnappers
7 August 2026 · Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo
Two farmers were abducted by armed gunmen at Parubber community in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo LGA, Ondo State, while working on their farms. The kidnappers have demanded a N100 million ransom for the victims' release and have been contacting the wife of one of the victims.
4 August 2026 · Owo
Amotekun Corps rescued two Fulani herders who had been kidnapped while grazing cattle along the Ondo-Edo border. Security operatives combed the Abuja Forest in Owo LGA and located the kidnappers' hideout, rescuing the victims after the abductors fled.
22 July 2026 · Akoko South-East
Suspected gunmen abducted two farmers in Ifira community, Akoko South-East LGA, Ondo State, ambushing them on their way to the farm and taking them into a nearby forest. A ransom of N10 million has been demanded, and police have launched a rescue operation.
8 July 2026
Seven masked gunmen invaded a block industry in Ilu-Abo along the Akure-Owo Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday, demanding to see the owner. Police operatives responding to a distress call engaged the suspects in a gun battle, neutralising two kidnappers while the remaining five fled into the bush with gunshot wounds.
8 July 2026
Ondo State Police operatives neutralised two suspected kidnappers during a gun battle in Ilu-Abo community near Akure, along the Akure–Owo Expressway.
Other threats in Ondo
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as kidnapping in Ondo State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 21 August 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Ondo risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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