Unknown gunmen have abducted the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Philip Aivoji.
The State publicity secretary of the party, Hakeem Amode, said Aivoji was attacked by hoodlums and subsequently taken away to an unknown place on his way back to Lagos from Oyo State on Thursday evening.
He attended a stakeholders meeting convened by Governor Seyi Makinde and Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.
“Aivoji’s abduction was a violent incident, and his current whereabouts or any communication from the abductors remain unknown,” Amode stated.
He decried the alarming insecurity in the country and called on authorities to secure the PDP chairman’s release.
“The abduction of Aivoji underscores the pressing need for decisive actions from the government and stakeholders to eradicate this menace,” said Amode.
“We implore the governments of Oyo State, Ogun, and Lagos State, alongside security agencies, to expedite efforts and secure his safe return to his family and well-wishers.”
Similarly, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, the PDP 2023 governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, described the incident as unfortunate, and a disturbing dimension to the growing insecurity in the country, especially in the South West region.
He urged the Nigerian government to intensify efforts in the area of security to protect citizens from these assailants while calling for the security agencies to team up in a rescue mission for Aivoji.
“We demand urgent action from the security agencies to facilitate the immediate release of the abducted party chairman,” Adediran was quoted in a statement by his spokesman, Gbenga Ogunleye.
“We also advise that the regional local security outfit, Amotekun, should collaborate with the police in this rescue mission.”
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