The Cross River Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Ben Ukpepi at his residence in Akpabuyo local government area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar. Ugbo said that the NLC Chairman was kidnapped at about 7.30 pm on Tuesday night by suspected kidnappers. “The story of the kidnap of the NLC Chairman is true. A source who pleaded anonymity told NAN on the phone that the NLC Chairman was making a phone call within his residence when his abductors took him away.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2019 09:45 UTC