Mrs Iyabo Anisulowo
was abducted late Wednesday in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area of Ogun
State, police said.
The Ogun
State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a former Minister of State
for Education, Iyabo Anisulowo.
He said the Police
Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali, had deployed five teams to rescue the former
minister.
Mrs.
Anisulowo was Minister of State for Education under the military regime of late
Sani Abacha. She later became a senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District.
”The Ogun
State police command is aware of the kidnapping of Senator Iyabo Anisulowo in
Ilaro area today around 6pm. The Commissioner of Police Ogun State CP
Abdulmajid Ali has detailed five teams to the area to rescue her unhurt”, Mr.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, said in a statement.
“The special
Anti-Robbery Squad SARS, and Anti-Kidnapping Squad Commanders have been sent to
the area by the CP to rescue the senator and apprehend the perpetrators. We
have also embarked on scientific investigation of the matter”, he said.
The command,
however, gave assurance that Anisulowo, a one-time governorship candidate in
Ogun State, would be rescued, with a call on residents of the state to give
adequate support to the authority.
“We therefore
assure the general public particularly the good people and Government of Ogun
State that the kidnapped victim will be rescued very soon unhurt. We appeal to
Nigerians and people of Ogun State to support the police command with useful
information to assist the police”, Mr. Adejobi said.
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