Gunmen Abduct Wife of Oyo APC Youth Leader
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the wife of an All
Progressives Congress Youth leader in Oyo state.
The victim has been identified as a medical doctor, Mrs
Arikeade Oni-Salawu.
Arikeade, the wife of
the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo, Areokuta
Salawu, was kidnapped at the entrance gate of her residence in Aromolaran area
of Ibadan at about 10pm on Sunday, May 23.
It was gathered that the medical doctor, 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.
It was further learnt
that the gunmen seized 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.” the associate
narrated.
