The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party in Ekiti State Mr.Paul Omotosho has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Omotosho was kidnapped on Saturday.
Mr.Segun Dipe, the APC’s Publicity Secretary in Ekiti State, said Omotosho was waylaid and kidnapped by armed assailants as he was driving on the Agbado-Ekiti/Imesi-Ekiti Road.
“The chairman was driving in a Toyota Venza car when the assailants seized him.
“The gunmen shot at one of his tyres to immobilise the vehicle after which they seized and drove him off in a Toyota Hilux van.
“He was alone in the car when the incident happened.
“Security agencies, the police and Amotekun Corps (the Southwest security outfit) have been alerted and they are working on the incident,’’ Dipe said.
Police spokesman in Ekiti, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the police are investigating the incident and will issue a statement on it as soon as the picture gets clearer.
