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The wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, have been kidnapped.
The abduction occurred at Sakpefu area of the local government, and the victims were identified as Hajiya Fatima, the party chairman’s wife, and Amina, his daughter.
It was gathered that the incident took place on Sunday night, with the assailants scaling the fence of the chairman’s compound while shooting sporadically.
The chairman’s wife and daughter were found after the gunmen broke into one of the rooms, and both of them were whisked away.
Speaking on the kidnapping, a member of the state executive council of the party who pleaded anonymity shared, “It’s true that our Chairman’s wife and daughter in Patigi were kidnapped last night.
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“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.”
Another member of the party said, “The bandits abducted his wife, Haja Fatima, and his daughter, Amina, and took them to an unknown destination.”
When contacted, the Kwara State Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, stated that he had not been informed of the development.
