Huge Relief: Lagos PDP Chairman Regains Freedom, Police Mum on Ransom Payment
- The kidnappers who abducted the Lagos PDP chairman have finally released him to his family
- The state's party secretary, Hon. Amode, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday morning
- The opposition party and the Ogun state police have kept mute over details of whether he was recused freely or a ransom was paid
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
The kidnapped chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji, has finally regained his freedom.
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How the PDP chairman was kidnapped
Recall that Aivoji was kidnapped on Thursday, January 25, around 6pm along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while returning from the party's stakeholders' zonal caucus meeting convened by the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, and held in Ibadan, the state capital.
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The party's state publicity secretary, Hon. Hakeem Amode, had verified the kidnap incident.
However, in a short statement issued on Monday morning, January 29, Hon. Amode confirmed the release of the party's chairman, Leadership reported.
He noted that Aivoji was released after spending four days with the kidnappers, The Cable reported.
Amode said:
“We use this opportunity to appreciate your prayers most importantly because God’s mercy was visible all the way. Thank you all for your concerns and prayers.”
Meanwhile, the Ogun state commissioner of police, Abiodun Alamutu, who also confirmed the release of Aivoji in the early hours of Monday, declined comments on ransom payment.
In an interview with The Punch newspaper on Monday, Alamutu said:
“Yes, he has been released in the early hours of today, but I don’t have information on the payment of any ransom.”
Battle between police and kidnappers of PDP chairman
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Bilikisu Kazeem, a 37-year-old woman, reportedly died from a bullet wound sustained during a battle between the police and the kidnappers of the Lagos PDP chairman on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Ogun state police spokesman, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this on Saturday, January 27, in Abeokuta, the state capital.
According to Odutola, following the gun duel, nine out of ten persons were rescued from the suspected kidnappers on the highway.
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