• Abduct
• Bandits
• Chairman
• Kwara APC

BANDITS KIDNAP APC CHAIRMAN’S WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN KWARA STATE

• 

  CapitalTimesNews / 5 months
• 0
• 2 min read

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. when the assailants invaded Swasun’s community, firing shots before proceeding directly to his residence. According to community sources, the attackers broke into the house and abducted Swasun’s wife, Hajia Fatima, and daughter, Amina. Residents immediately alerted local vigilantes, who rushed to the scene but were unable to stop the attackers from escaping into the nearby forest. Vigilante groups have since been deployed in a search-and-rescue operation. The kidnapping has thrown the local community into panic, coming on the heels of a series of recent attacks in the region. Just days earlier, bandits raided Esanti and Lalagi villages in the Patigi axis, killing a driver and abducting another resident. Similarly, on Saturday, armed men stormed Shagbe community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, attacked the monarch’s palace, killed some residents, and kidnapped others. A source told reporters that the suspected kidnappers are yet to get in touch with the APC chairman for ransom. Confirming the incident, a senior officer at the Patigi Divisional Police Station said, “We have informed the state Police Command of the incident and they have swung into action to rescue the victims without further delay.” The police are working to secure the release of the abducted victims, and the community is holding its breath in anticipation of a successful rescue operation.