The chairman and the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state,Hon. Ishola Balogun Fulani and Chief Bode Adekanye respectively have been kidnapped at gun point along Lokoja Okene road in Kogi state.

The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari confirmed the incident last night.

The incident according to Buhari occurred at about 10am on Friday while Balogun- Fulani and Adekanye were returning to Ilorin on their way from Abuja.

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”.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase to move swiftly to free its chairman and secretary from their abductors.

The publicity secretary of the party, Sulyman Buhari made the familly in the party’s official reaction to the incident.

The party urged the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in the country to do all within their powers to ensure that the duo are freed unhurt and reunited with their families and loved ones as swift as possible. http://thestreetreporters.com/?p=5695