Nigeria: Cross River NLC Chairman Regains Freedom After 84 Days in Kidnappers' Den

The Cross River State chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ben Ukpepi, has been released by kidnappers, after spending 84 days in captivity.

Trade Union Congress (TUC) chairman in the state, Comrade Monday Okpodum, who confirmed Ukpepi's release in an interaction with LEADERSHIP correspondent in Calabar on Tuesday morning, stated that the entire labour union was excited that their beloved chairman who had worked assiduously in ensuring that organised labour is together has been released by his abductors.

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