Gunmen kidnap wife of Oyo APC youth leader
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a medical doctor, Mrs Arikeade Oni-Salawu, in Oyo state.
Arikeade, the wife of the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Areokuta Salawu, was abducted at the entrance gate of her residence in Aromolaran area of Ibadan around 10 pm on Sunday, May 23.
It was learnt that Arikeade, who was returning from clinic, had alighted from her workplace ambulance to open the gate when armed men suddenly emerged and kidnapped her right in front of her husband who drove behind her.
The gunmen were said to have seized the phones of the APC youth leader while they left behind the phone of their victim.
Confirming the incident to Nigerian Tribune, Areokuta Salawu’s associate, said: “The APC youth leader called me at about 4.30 am to tell me that his wife was kidnapped at about 10pm yesterday. In fact, he is still in shock at the incident.
“His wife, a medical doctor, was returning from the clinic and was driving the ambulance while her husband drove his own car. The wife had the gate key and alighted to open the gate. Suddenly, gunmen emerged from nowhere and kidnapped her. They only left the wife’s phone and took away the husband’s phones.”
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