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.
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.“