Gunmen kidnap former NULGE chairman in Nasarawa

Gunmen have kidnapped a former chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Nasarawa State, Ismaila Konga

Konga was reportedly kidnapped on Monday around 7 pm alongside two others while on his way from Akwanga town, the headquarters of Akwanga Local Government Area.

He was returning to his home in Andaha where he lives with his family.

According to Daily Post, a source, who spoke anonymously, explained that the gunmen mounted a roadblock on the Akwanga-Jos highway, between Ningo village and Andaha.

The source said, “They mounted a roadblock and opened fire on travellers, then our brother ran into them and they whisked him away, alongside Mallam Sule Coach, who works with Primary Health Care Department and one other person. They killed a Hilux driver who also ran into them.”

He said the kidnappers had contacted the family and demanded two million naira.