News Update
Kidnappers have abducted the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sakpefu, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State
On Sunday night, September 7, about 5 men jumped over the fence into the chairman’s compound, shooting sporadically to instil fear among residents.
The gunmen reportedly broke into one of the rooms where they found the wife and daughter of the politician and whisked them away at gunpoint.
A member of the state executive council of the party who craved anonymity confirmed the incident in an interview with Vanguard on Monday morning.
“It’s true that our Chairman’s wife and daughter in Patigi were kidnapped last night.
“I spoke with him this morning, he said he was just lucky not to be kidnapped by the bandits, who jumped over his fence into the compound and started shooting sporadically into the air.
“He said they entered into one of the rooms where they found his wife and daughter and took them away, shooting into the air,” he said.
The gunmen reportedly operated for several minutes before whisking away their victims to an undisclosed location.
“The bandits abducted his wife, Haja Fatima, and his daughter, Amina, and took them to an unknown destination,” another member of the party said in an interview.
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