The Ogun State Police Command says it has intensified its efforts in its trail of the abductors of Lagos Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman, Phillip Aivoji.
Abiodun Alamutu, Ogun State Commissioner of Police stated that the Police would catch up with the abductors of the Party chieftain.
He said that the Police had engaged the gunmen in a gun duel which forced the abductors to release nine of the abducted while the PDP Chairman was taken away.
“It is true, they were kidnapped on Thursday evening at Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
“Our men engaged them and in the process nine of the victims were released but the PDP chairman was taken away,” he said.
Aivoji was abducted by gunmen at Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, alongside nine other party members who were with him.
He was returning from the party’s Stakeholders’ Zonal Caucus Meeting held in Ibadan when they were abducted.