Chairman And Secretary Of Kwara State APC Kidnapped at Gunpoint

The chairman and the Secretary of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara
state,Hon. Ishola Balogun Fulani and Chief Bode
Adekanye respectively have been kidnapped at
gun point along Lokoja Okene road in Kogi state.
This development according to Saturday
Vanguard checks have thrown the government
and the ruling party into serious confusion as
government officials and party members were
seen in groups discussing the incident.
The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state,
Alhaji Sulyman Buhari confirmed the incident last
night in an interview with journalists.
Buhari explained that the incident occurred at
about 10am on Friday while Balogun- Fulani and
Adekanye were returning to Ilorin on their way
from Abuja.
According to him,"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 added.