Musa Affos (Rhapsodi)


Jalingo - Tragedy struck on Sunday as unknown gunmen abducted the Taraba state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Peter Jediel in Sunkani, the headquarters of Ardo Kola council of the state.


Rhapsodi Affos Blog (RAB) gathered from a community source that the gunmen stormed his house at Sunkani, the headquarter of Ardo Kola, in the early hours of Sunday at the dawn of the morning at around 1 AM numbering up to 10 stormed his resident at risked away with him.

The younger brother of the NLC chairman, Boniface Stephen revealed that the hoodlums shot sporadically into the air to scare residents before whisking Mr. Jediel away.

According to Stephen, they came in their number at about 12:00 am on Sunday, broke the NLC chairman’s gate, and forced their way into his compound.


The chairman of NLC who also doubles as the Chairman Health workers Union Taraba State, Chapters Comrade Peter Jediel was made the chairman of the congress after the demise of the former NLC chairman, Late Comrade Peter Gambo.


Recall that, Rhapsodi Affos Blog had reported that a year ago, unknown gunmen stormed the house of the former NLC chairman but in a failed attempt to abduct him, took his wife, Abigail Gambo instead. The abduction of Comr. Peter Jediel is coming in less than 3weeks after the abduction and later gruesome murder of Ardo Kola’s council chairman, Salihu Davoh.


As of the time of filing this report, our reporter is yet to establish contact with the new acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Taraba state command and there is no contact from his abductors yet.