A Plateau State cleric, Usman Umaru, and two others on Wednesday, September 15, 2023, were abducted by unknown gunmen in the Jos east local government area of the state.
It was gathered that the cleric, who works with the Evangelical church winning all located at Maigemu, was abducted when gunmen attacked the church in the early hours of the day, along with the two other victims.
The youth leader, Michael Madaki, confirmed this incident, saying security officials have launched a search party in the community to rescue the kidnapped victims.
According to Madaki, “In the early hours of Wednesday, gunmen, whom we believe were kidnappers, invaded the Maigemu community in the Jos east local government area of Plateau state. They made it 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.”
However, the state police command spokesman, Alabo Alfred, is yet to comment on the incident.
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