Dare-devil gunmen along the Lagos /Ibadan Expressway who yesterday kidnapped Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Philip Aivoji while returning from the party’s South-West Zonal meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital has demanded for N200 million ransoms from his family.
Governorship candidate of Lagos PDP in the 2023 general elections, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has expressed shock over the news of the kidnapping of the party chairman along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday.
Adediran described the incident as a disturbing dimension to the growing insecurity in the country, especially in the South-west. He blamed the trend on the failure of government in the area of security, even as he stressed that this has put the lives of the citizens in grave danger.
He demanded urgent action from the security agencies to facilitate immediate release of the abducted party chairman.
He also advised that the regional local security outfit, Amotekun should collaborate with the police in this rescue mission.
Adediran prayed for divine intervention as he enjoined the party faithful not to despair but to keep praying for the speedy release of the kidnapped chairman and others.
According to the Ogun State Police Command one 37-year-old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, was killed while some others were kidnapped during an attack on Friday at the Bamboo area, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway inward Lagos.
Recall that recently some kidnapped victims had said that their abductors had vowed to intensify kidnapping along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
