A former Senator representing Ekiti
North Senatorial District, Ayo Arise,
was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen.
He was kidnapped alongside his driver
on the Okene - Abuja highway while
travelling back to Abuja from his
country home in Oye - Ekiti.
He was said to be travelling in his
Mercedez Jeep as of the time of the
incident.
A family source said the abductors had
contacted his family and demanded
N80 m ransom from them .
The All Progressives Congress’
chieftain was said to have attended a
ceremony at Ikere- Ekiti on Saturday ,
where a chieftaincy title was
conferred on a retired Assistant
Inspector General of Police , Mr. Tunde
Ogunsakin .
The source , who pleaded anonymity ,
said , “ Yes , he visited Ekiti State on
Saturday before returning to Abuja.
“ When we wanted to establish contact
with him, we could not . The last time I
called him was around 6 pm, so the
kidnap must have taken place around
7 pm .
“ They have contacted us and
demanded a sum of N80 m ransom. We
are worried because we don ’t know his
situation.
“ The family is working hard to secure
his release and we have contacted all
the relevant agencies , including the
Police, to come to our aid ,” he said .
The Police Public Relations Officer in
Ekiti, Alberto Adeyemi, a
Superintendent of Police , said he could
not speak on the matter since the
reported kidnap took place in Kogi
State , which is outside his jurisdiction .
Arise was the Chairman , Senate
Committee on Privatisation between
2007 and 2011 on the platform of the
Peoples Democratic Party .
He defected to the APC in 2015 , having
been denied the senatorial ticket of the
PDP.
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