19 -YEAR -OLD DAUGHTER OF A POLITICIAN ABDUCTED 4 DAYS TO HER BIRTHDAY IN LAGOS

Bukola Adeosun, the 19 -year -old daughter of Mr . Bode Adeosun, an All Progressives Congress ( APC) councillorship aspirant at Odi Olowo Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers .

Vanguard reported that Bukola was abducted about 9 p.m. on Tuesday at Ilupeju area of the metropolis when she went out to buy fish for her mother with her younger sister . The victim’ s sibling was said to have gone in with the fish seller to collect balance of their money but came to discover that Bukola was nowhere to be seen .

The kidnappers were alleged to have ordered the girl into their Black Toyota Camry car .
Bukola’ s younger sister thought the victim had gone back home . She also went home only to find out that Bukola was also not at home .

The victim ’ s distraught father , Adeosun, said members of the community joined them in the frantic search for Bukola.

He said : “ I was returning from a meeting when I received a phone call from my wife that our daughter had been abducted. I rushed home and saw a crowd in my house. They were assisting my wife in the search for our daughter. After we returned home about 1 .39 a.m., I received a phone call from a strange person, telling me that my daughter was in their custody. The caller said that I would hear from them again and hung up .

“ It was then I knew my daughter had been abducted. Since then , I have not heard from the kidnappers . I don ’ t know what my daughter is going through right now .

“ My daughter was abducted four days to her birthday. She would have been 20 . I hope this is not how my political opponents want to get back at me . They know they would lose in the forthcoming election .”

A resident , Mr . Kunle Ajayi, said Bukola’ s abduction was strange because such had never happened in the community. The matter was reported at Ilupeju Police Station. The state Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO) , ASP Olarinde Famous -Cole , said the girl was missing , not abducted .

He said the matter had been reported to the police and that investigation was ongoing .