Kwara APC Chairman, Secretary kidnapped
Kwara APC Chairman, Secretary kidnapped
Success Nwogu
The Kwara State Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress, Alhaji Ishola Fulani-Balogun, and the Secretary
of the party, Chief Bode Adekanye, were on Friday kidnapped by unknown
gunmen along Abuja-Lokoja Road.
Source said the two APC chieftains were
returning to Kwara State after attending the ongoing case of the Senate
President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja.
The state Publicity Secretary of the
party, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, confirmed the incident to journalists in
Ilorin, the state capital.
Buhari said, “We received a call from
the telephone line of the chairman (Fulani-Balogun), telling us of the
kidnapping. No ransom was mentioned and all attempts to make further
enquiries from them proved abortive as the line was no longer available.
“We are on it to see if we can still
establish a link with them. We have taken all necessary steps and linked
up with relevant security operatives to ensure their safety and
eventual release.”
It was learnt that the news of the
abduction of Fulani-Balogun and Adekanye jolted the state leadership and
members of the party.
More details on the incident to come later.
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