Kinsmen cry out as Jos PDP chairman remains in captivity 40 days after abduction

<p>The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Dung Tari, who was abducted on September 23, 2023, after a party meeting, has spent 40 days in captivity.</p>, <p>Tari was in his car answering a phone call along the Bukuru expressway in Jos when some unidentified men in two Toyota Hilux vehicles blocked him around 1:00 pm and forcefully took him away to an unknown destination.</p>, <p>The state chairman of the party, Chris Hassan, at a press conference expressed concern over the development, accusing the military of being responsible for the abduction.</p>, <p>Tari’s kinsmen also expressed concerns over the fate of the abducted PDP chairman.</p>, <p>The Chairman of Berom Educational and Cultural Organisation, Kuru District of Jos South Local Government Area, Ezekiel Nyaku, condemned the non-release of the PDP chairman.</p>, <p>He lamented, “It is now more than one month and nobody knows his whereabouts. We don’t know whether his abduction was politically motivated or not considering that he was abducted shortly after a party meeting.”</p>, <p>The National President of the Berom Youth Moulders, Solomon Mwantiri, stated that the association was making efforts to locate the abducted party chieftain.</p>, <p>He also called for Tari’s release without further delay.</p>