Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped a pastor, Usman Umaru, in the Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau state.
Punch reports that the cleric working with the Evangelical Church Winning All was abducted alongside two other persons when the gunmen attacked his church located in Maigemu community in the early hours of Wednesday.
A youth leader in the community, Michael Madaki, confirmed the incident.
Madaki said since the gunmen whisked the cleric away, adding that security operatives who were contacted had been combing the bushes in the council area to rescue the kidnap victims.
His words:
“In the early hours of Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Gunmen, whom we believe were kidnappers, invaded Maigemu community in the Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State. They made straight to the ECWA Church, Nuku, and kidnapped the Pastor, Usman Umaru.
“The gunmen also kidnapped another person, whose name is Agwom Dauda and a woman before they escaped.
“Since the kidnap incident happened, men of the Special Taskforce, ‘Operation Safe Haven’, and some vigilante members in the community have been searching everywhere to rescue the victims.”
