Breaking: Kwara APC chairman’s wife, daughter kidnapped

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

A five-man pack of gunmen suspected to beryllium kidnappers person abducted the woman and girl of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The victims of the incident, which happened astatine Sakpefu country of the section government, were identified arsenic Hajiya Fatima, the enactment chairman’s wife, and Amina, his daughter.

Vanguard reliably gathered that the onslaught occurred connected Sunday nighttime erstwhile the assailants jumped implicit the obstruction into the chairman’s compound, shooting sporadically to instil fearfulness among residents.

The gunmen reportedly broke into 1 of the rooms wherever they recovered the woman and girl and whisked them distant astatine gunpoint.

A subordinate of the authorities enforcement assembly of the enactment who craved anonymity confirmed the incidental successful an interrogation with Vanguard connected Monday morning.

“It’s existent that our Chairman’s woman and girl successful Patigi were kidnapped past night.

‘I spoke with him this morning, helium said helium was conscionable fortunate not to beryllium kidnapped by the bandits, who jumped implicit his obstruction into the compound and started shooting sporadically into the air.

“He said they entered into 1 of the rooms wherever they recovered his woman and girl and took them away, shooting into the air,” helium said successful a sober voice.

Vanguard reliably gathered that the gunmen reportedly operated for respective minutes earlier whisking distant their victims to an undisclosed location.

“The bandits abducted his wife, Haja Fatima, and his daughter, Amina, and took them to an chartless destination,” different subordinate of the enactment said successful an interview

Recall that Patigi and different parts of Kwara North person witnessed repeated cases of abductions successful caller months, with residents calling connected authorities and information forces to measurement up efforts to curb the menace.

Contacted connected the latest abduction successful Patigi, Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr Adekimi Ojo, said helium was not alert of the incident.

“I’m yet to beryllium informed,” helium told Vanguard.

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