He was abducted by yet-to-be identified gunmen on Saturday.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Bola Longe, confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday in Lafia.
According to him, the APC chairman was abducted from his residence in Bukan-Sidi, Lafia around 11p.m. on Saturday.
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He said, however, that the police had been deployed to comb the various forests and flashpoints in the state to effect the rescue of the kidnapped politician.