Journalists Beg   Police, DSS  To Locate  Missing Colleague

The Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ ) FCT Council, has  urged security agencies in the nation’s capital, Abuja, to be decisive in locating Mr. Tordue Salem, a journalist who was declared missing on  Friday.

Salem, a reporter with Vanguard Newspapers was  the National Assembly

( House of Representatives)  Correspondent of the paper and has not been seen, heard from or reached since Wednesday, October 13.

The NUJ FCT in a statement on Sunday night tasked the Nigerian police and Department of State Service  ( DSS )  to unravel the mystery surrounding Mr. Salem’s whereabouts.

In a statement signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche and Ochiaka Ugwu, chairman and secretary, respectively read  ” 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.

“It is worrying that an adult will simply varnish 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,”

The NUJ officials called fellow journalists to remain hopeful, prayerful and offer any leads that could prove useful in resolving the impasse” .