Senator Iyabo Anisulowo: abducted by gunmen
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta. To ensure safe and speedy release of the abducted former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali and some other senior officers of the command have relocated to Ilaro, the town where she was kidnapped on Wednesday night. >
> The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain was kidnapped while returning from her farmland along Sawonjo/Igankoto road in Yewa area of Ogun State.
> The security officials were joined by local hunters and members of the Vigilante Service of Ogun State, VSO, Yewa zone.
The officials, PMNEWS gathered, were combing every nooks and crannies of Yewa axis in search of the politician, popularly called Mama, in the town.
>Our correspondent gathered from a police source that over 120 men and officers from all commands in the state were deployed for the rescue mission.
>PMNEWS also learnt that the Toyota SUV with registration number Lagos LSD 115 AM in which the woman was being driven at the time of her abduction has been recovered with some items.
> Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has assured the people of the state that Anisulowo, who was the first elected female senator in the state, would be rescued unhurt.
> Amosun warned criminals to stay away from the state. “Ogun State is not a place for criminals. We will find those who did this and bring them to justice. Ogun State is not and can never be a safe haven for criminals,” Amosun declared.
Reacting to the abduction, the lawmaker representing Yewa South/Ipokia federal constituency, Adekunle Akinlade described the abduction of Senator Anisulowo, as unfortunate and sad.
“This singular act is a reflection of the debasement of our values as a people. Why would anyone kidnap a 65-year old pensioner?
“Mama has …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
