Nigerian Media: Gunmen Demand Ransom for Kidnapped Niece of Gov't Minister

Gunmen are demanding more than $13,000 in ransom after kidnapping a niece of Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs Pauline Talen, according to a relative.  Media reports, including the Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust, say the young victim was abducted at Rantiya Lowcost in Jos South LGA in Plateau State.  The newspaper says a relative confirmed she was taken early Monday morning while everyone was asleep.   The relative reportedly told the Daily Trust the abductors left the victim's mother behind.  Police have, so far, not commented on the incident.    The victim, identified as Dapit Karen, was abducted