Gunmen kidnap Kwara APC Chairman, Secretary

The Chairman and the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Ishola Balogun Fulani and Chief Bode Adekanye respectively have been kidnapped at gun point along Lokoja Okene road in Kogi state today May 20th. According to the publicity secretary of the party in the state, Sulyman Buhari, the politicians were kidnapped at about 10am.

“We received a call from the line of the chairman around this time, (10am) telling us of the kidnapping issue. 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 the necessary steps and linked up with relevant security operatives to ensure their safety and eventual release,” he said.