Administrative Secretary of INEC in Ekiti State kidnapped
Dr Muslim Omoleke, the
Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday, November 3rd.
Omoleke
was kidnapped at Iwaraja community, near Ilesa in Osun State, along
with his son and official driver on his way back to Ekiti state from
official visits to Ondo and
Osun States. The gunmen drove them into a forest in Ijeshaland and later
released his son and driver together with the car.
The
spokesperson of INEC in Ekiti State, Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin, who
confirmed the incident said a report has been made to security agencies
in Ondo, Osun and Ekiti States, adding that the abductors are yet to
make contact with the INEC and the victim’s family.
Also confirming the kidnapping, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Alberto Adeyemi, said the INEC chief
was not kidnapped in Ekiti State but in Osun State, which is outside the jurisdiction of the Ekiti
State Police Command.
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