{"id":76979,"date":"2020-11-22T15:38:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T14:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76979"},"modified":"2020-11-22T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T14:38:32","slug":"breaking-news-kidnapped-apc-chairman-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-news-kidnapped-apc-chairman-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Kidnapped APC Chairman found dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1684071271166083804\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The kidnapped chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Philip Shekwo, has been found dead.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A source close to the family confirmed this Sunday afternoon.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The APC was yet to officially react to the kidnap at the time of this report.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The chairman of Karu local government, Samuel Akala, also confirmed the death on his Facebook page.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Dele Longe, confirmed his kidnap earlier on Sunday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe have covered everywhere, we sent our police to comb everywhere. 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