Kidnapped Lagos PDP Chairman Regains Freedom (video)

The chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Philip Aivoji, who was abducted by some yet-to-identified gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has regained his freedom.

Aivoji was released 4 days after he was abducted on Thursday, following alleged intense negotiations with his captors.

Aivoji and some other party chieftains were abducted at the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday while returning from the party’s Stakeholders’ Zonal Caucus meeting convened by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and held in Ibadan, the state capital.

Kidnapping: Lagos PDP Chairman Alive, Negotiations are Ongoing – Pearse

Chief Philip Aivoji has spoken to some of our leaders in Lagos State, so we know he's alive, negotiations are progressing, we hope to secure his release before the bye-election in Lagos in the coming days.… pic.twitter.com/vNlzimjiqh

— ARISE NEWS (@ARISEtv) January 28, 2024

According to reports, his release was disclosed by the State Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, in a short statement issued around 1.15am on Monday.

Amode said, “Lagos State PDP Chairman released by the kidnappers.“