Two abducted Christian clerics regain freedom in Plateau

Two Christian clerics, Pastor Nuhu Bakwa and a pastor friend, who were abducted on Monday at Bisichi in Jos South local government area of Plateau while on their way to Jos, have been freed after payment of ransom.

The abductors initially contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N10m, threatening to kill them if the money were not paid on time.

A family source confided on Friday that the two were released around 8:30 pm on Thursday after payment of ransom, adding that they were picked up by their relatives where they were abducted.

According to him: “The kidnapped Rev. Dr. Nuhu Bakwa and a friend, Pastor, were released at about 8:30pm on Thursday after payment of the ransom. The victims were dropped by the kidnappers at the same spot they were kidnapped: a filling station at Maraba Jama, close to the NDLEA checkpoint.

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“The two pastors were maltreated and wounded; they could not walk properly due to the severe beating. They are receiving medical attention,” he said.

But Plateau Commissioner of Police Bartholomew Onyeka, said men of the Command were making concerted efforts to track down perpetrators of the incident.

He tasked residents to be wary of the undesirable elements and their internal collaborators in various communities engaging in the kidnapping.

“Based on the study I have carried out, there is no case of kidnapping without an insider. It must be somebody who might have known such a person personally. It is very reckless to stop somebody in the road and kidnap him; there must be prior information,” he said.