The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state, Comrade Ben Ukpepi, has been kidnapped by gunmen in his Akpabuyo resident on Tuesday.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed to AIT’s Rasheed Olanrewaju, said team of police detachment and anti Kidnapping squad have been mobilized to the area.
The estate majorly occupied by workers is 20 minutes drive from Calabar Municipality City Centre and owned by the Cross River State Government.
Some people in the area, who pleaded to be anonymous, said the labour leader was kidnapped in front of his house at Crospil Estate.
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