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.
They were kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen along the Abuja-Lokoja Road.
Fulani-Balogun and Adekanye was kidnapped n the Kogi State portion of the expressway.
The Kwara 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.”
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