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Gunmen abduct Kwara APC chairman, secretary
Kidnappers, operating within Lokoja-Okene axis of Kogi State, struck again on Friday, when the Chairman and the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, Hon. Ishola Balogun Fulani and Chief Bode Adekanye respectively, were abducted at gun point along Lokoja Okene road.
The abduction of the party officials was disclosed Friday night by the Publicity Secretary of the Kwara State chapter of the APC, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, in Ilorin.
According to Buhari, the incident occurred at about 10am on Friday while Balogun- Fulani and Adekanye were returning to Ilorin on their way from Abuja.
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He said: “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”, Buhari said.
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