Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji, who was kidnapped last Thursday by unidentified gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, has regained his freedom.
The Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, who announced Aivoji’s release through a short statement on Monday morning, said that Aivoji he has reunited with his family and is undergoing intensive medical checkup.
In the short statement, Amode said:
“Lagos State PDP Chairman released by the kidnappers.
Hon Philip Olabode Aivoji the Lagos State PDP Chairman is free at last after 4 days in the kidnappers’ den.
“We use this opportunity to appreciate your prayers most importantly because God’s mercies were visible all the way.
“Thank you all for your concerns and prayers.”
Aivoji was abducted along with some other party chieftains at the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while returning from the party’s Stakeholders’ Zonal Caucus meeting convened by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan, the State capital.
Mention was, however, not made about the others who were kidnapped along with Alvoli.
