By Julius Alabi, Akure
The Senatorial Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC for Ondo North district, Pastor Jide Ipinsagba, has been abducted with the ondo State Chairman of the party, Bisi Ogungbemi, by unknown gunmen.
Ipinsagba, Ogungbemi and three other chieftains of the party in the state were kidnapped along Oba Akoko-Owo road on their way from Ikare Akoko to Akure on Wednesday evening.
According to a source, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening when they were on their way from Akoko to Akure after a political outing.
Ipinsagba had recently dumped the ruling APC and joined ADC to actualize his senatorial aspiration.
Those kidnapped alongside Ipinsagba and Ogungbemi were his driver and another chieftain, Princess Abdulkareem.
It was gathered that the vehicles of the victims were seen on the road side while information of their whereabouts is still sketchy as at the time of filling this report.
The Ondo State police command is yet to react to the incident.