Gunmen abduct Labour leader in Taraba

Peter Jediel, a labour leader in Taraba state has been kidnapped.

Jediel, who is the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Taraba state was picked up by some unknown gunmen in the early hours of Sunday. This is the second time he has been kidnapped.

The news of his abduction was confirmed by sources close to the family who disclosed he was abducted in his residence in Sunkani, in the Ardo-kola local government area of the state around 12:30 am on Sunday.

It was gathered that the abductors called the family to inform them that Jediel was ill. They however made no demand for a ransom.

"Yes, they came around 12:30 am today, Sunday and picked up my brother again and they called us later in the afternoon where they only told us that he was feeling feverish and just ended the call without making any demand but they promised to call back," the source said.

Jediel was first abducted six months ago in his residence on Sunday, in February 2021.

However, the police could not confirm the incident, as the spokesperson for the state command, DSP David Misal said he was on transfer at the time of filing this report.