Crime & SecurityNewsPoliticsAPC Chairman Abducted By Armed Men

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The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Philip Shekwo have been abducted by gunmen.

Mr Shekwo was kidnapped on Sunday morning

Sources close to the family said the kidnappers came in large number and entered his Lafia residence through the fence.

They were reported to have exchanged gunshots with his security personnel before leaving the house.

They reportedly took some valuables and cash before leaving with the chairman.

The State Commissioner of Police, Dele Longe, confirmed the incident to journalists in Lafia, the state capital.

He noted that Mr. Shekwo was abducted from his Bukan Sidi residence around 11 p.m. on Saturday.

He also said he has deployed the police to comb the various forests and flashpoints in the state to ensure his release.

Kidnappings of high profiled individuals have become rampant in Lafia, the state capital.

Beloved John (Staff Writer)

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