Kazeem Alli, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has been kidnapped and his family has been contacted for a 15 million ransom.
After gunmen traced him to the Oke-Alfa district of Apomu in Isokan Local Government Area on Saturday night, Alli was attacked with pistols and cutlasses before being carried away to an unknown destination.
However, APC chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun, said that Kazeem was assassinated by suspected assailants allegedly supported by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Osun Police spokeswoman Yemisi Opalola said that Alli's body had yet to be recovered, despite the fact that police, hunters, vigilantes, and villagers had been deployed to the bushes to rescue him.
A family member, who pleaded not to be named, told The Nation that the abductors have contacted the family to demand ₦15 million ransom.
He said: “The kidnappers have reached out to us. They warned us not to let anybody know about the negotiations. They have been reaching the family through the wife, Jemila Alli.
“They demanded for ₦15 million as ransom. We have not spoken with Kazeem Alli since he was abducted. We are praying for his safe return.”