Former NLC president Shamang kidnapped in Kaduna
A former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Takai Shamang, has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Mr Shamang, 78, was also a former president general of the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, now National Union of Electricity Employees, between 1982 and 1989.
Confirming the development to journalists, his daughter, Grace Abbin, said her father was abducted at his residence in Biniki at about 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mr Shamang is the president and founder of the Gantys Aid for Widows, Orphans and Needy Foundation, popularly known as the GAWON Foundation.
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