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Kidnapped Ondo APC Chairman Killed by Abductors

Nelson Adepoyigi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman of Ward 5 in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State has been killed by his abductors.

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Adepoyigi, kidnapped earlier in the week while parking his car outside his Ifon residence at about 10pm on Monday, has been held hostage since then.

COMMENCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON DEFAULTERS OF GROUND RENT PAYMENTS, LAND USE CONVERSION FEE, C-OF-O BILLS In The Federal Capital Territory

The kidnappers earlier demanded a ransom of N100 million but the family of the deceased managed to raise a sum of N5 million and sent two people to deliver it to the assailants.

COMMENCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON DEFAULTERS OF GROUND RENT PAYMENTS, LAND USE CONVERSION FEE, C-OF-O BILLS In The Federal Capital Territory

The kidnappers however rejected the amount outrightly and, in turn, seized the messengers and held them hostage.

Confirming the incident on Saturday, the Ose Local Government Chairman, Barrister Clement Kolapo Ojo, disclosed that the APC Chairman has been killed while the two individuals held hostage have been released.

A statement signed by the Chairman and dished out through his Chief Press Secretary, Oluwaseun Ayomitan Ogunniyi, on Saturday, decried the rising spates of insecurity in the State, calling on President Bola Tinubu to assist Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in tackling the menace.

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