Journalists stormed the Abuja police headquarters on Monday to protest the ongoing disappearance of their colleague Tordue Salem, a Vanguard Newspapers journalist.
Mr. Salem represents the House of Representatives and is a native of Tiv, Benue State.
On October 13, 2021, he was last seen.
His abrupt absence had prompted the NUJ chapter in Abuja to issue an alert.
They requested assistance from the police and the DSS in solving the enigma surrounding Mr. Salem’s location.
“For all us journalists in Abuja, we have been on edge these past few days over the mysterious disappearance of our colleague and friend, Mr. Tordue Salem,” the statement, signed by the union’s Chairman, Emmanuel Ogbeche and Secretary, Ochiaka Ugwu, said.
“It is worrying that an adult will simply vanish into thin air without a trace. This is unacceptable and we urge the police and DSS to rise up to the occasion and provide answers to this troubling situation”.
During a protest at the police headquarters in Abuja on Monday, the Police PRO addressed the audience, saying that efforts to locate Mr. Salem are ongoing, and that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba is interested in the issue and will see it through to its conclusion.
