- The abduction of Aivoji underscores the pressing need for decisive actions from the government and stakeholders to eradicate this menace.
- Aivoji’s abduction was a violent incident, and his current whereabouts or any communication from the abductors remain unknown.
Philip Aivoji, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Lagos branch, has gone missing.
On Thursday, January 25, while travelling back from an Oyo state stakeholders’ conference called by Governors Seyi Makinde and Ademola Adeleke, Aivoji was kidnapped along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Hon. Hakeem Amode, the State PDP Publicity Secretary, verified his kidnapping.
In a statement, Amode urged government officials at all levels and security services to step in quickly to obtain the freedom of its chairman.
He said: “It is disheartening that kidnapping has become a prevalent issue in our country, and the government’s inability to address this menace is deeply concerning.
“The abduction of Aivoji underscores the pressing need for decisive actions from the government and stakeholders to eradicate this menace. Aivoji’s abduction was a violent incident, and his current whereabouts or any communication from the abductors remain unknown.
“We implore the governments of Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos States, alongside security agencies, to expedite efforts and secure his safe return to his family and well-wishers.
“We firmly believe that, with increased efforts from security agencies, Aivoji can be rescued from these criminals, and we call on the public to support initiatives aimed at ending this threat to innocent lives.”