BREAKING: APC chairman’s wife, daughter kidnapped

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.

According to Vanguard, the incident occurred on Sunday night at Sakpefu community when the assailants reportedly scaled the fence into the chairman’s compound and began shooting indiscriminately to create panic.

The victims, identified as Hajiya Fatima and her daughter Amina, were seized after the attackers broke into one of the rooms in the residence. They were taken away at gunpoint to an undisclosed location.

A member of the party’s state executive council, who confirmed the abduction on Monday, said the chairman narrowly escaped being captured himself. “He told me the bandits jumped into his compound and started shooting. They went into a room, found his wife and daughter, and whisked them away,” the source said.

Eyewitnesses said the armed gang operated for several minutes without resistance before fleeing with the victims. Their whereabouts remain unknown as of the time of filing this report.

Another APC member, who also confirmed the incident, expressed concern over the rising cases of abductions in Patigi and neighbouring areas of Kwara North. He appealed for urgent government intervention to restore security.

When contacted, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adekimi Ojo, said he was yet to receive an official report on the incident. “I’m yet to be informed,” he told Vanguard.

Patigi and other communities in Kwara North have suffered repeated cases of kidnapping in recent months, prompting residents and community leaders to call for stronger security measures across the region.