After 15 days in captivity, Rev. Elisha Numan of Baptist Church, Ungwan Makeri, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state has been released.
The Baptist Pastor was abducted in his house by gunmen on Wednesday August 14, 2019 at about 2:00am, alongside his son Emmanuel Elisha.Family sources said the release of the clergyman followed series of negotiations with the bandits who had initially demanded for N20 million ransom.The source said Numan was released on Saturday evening after the payment of an undisclosed amount of money as ransom.
“Since the security agencies seemed to be helpless in tackling these criminals, we can only pray to God to visit His wrath upon the criminals” the source said. Chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria , Rev. Joseph Hayab, who confirmed the release of the pastor in a telephone interview, on Sunday, called on the government and security agencies to do everything possible to addressed the increasing wave of kidnappings in Kaduna state.
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