Police Commissioner in the state Mr. Bola Longe who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview in Lafia said unidentified gunmen in large number stormed the resident of the APC Chairman in Lafia around 11 O’clock in the evening, last night and took him away to an unknown destination.

Mr Bola Longe stated that security agencies had reacted swiftly by deploying personnel to different forest locations in the state to ensure safe release of the APC chieftain, Mr Philip Shekwo by his abductors