Nigeria, March 19 -- The Oyo State Police Command says it has rescued two victims and arrested three suspects following a kidnapping incident at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Idi-Ayunre area of the state.

In a statement published on its official X page on Wednesday, the command's spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the incident occurred at about 12:23 p.m. when the representatives of the Ogun State chapter of CRIN were attacked by unidentified armed men at the institute's nursery site.

The victims were said to be at the facility to submit their annual collections of cocoa seedlings for the 2026 planting season when they were abducted.

Mr Olayinka said a joint security team comprising the police, the Nigeria Securi...