Evangelist Nuhu Bakwa and his friend, also a Pastor, who were kidnapped on Monday in Plateau State by gunmen, have been released.
According to reports, the two victims were freed on Thursday night after their families paid a ransom in an amount that cannot be revealed.
On their journey to Jos, the state capital, the two clerics were kidnapped on Monday near Bisichi in the Jos South Local Government Area of the Plateau.
When the family was first contacted by the kidnappers, they demanded N10 million as ransom and threatened to kill them if they did not receive it promptly.
After the ransom was paid on Thursday, on Friday the two were released about 8:30 p.m and they were picked up by their relatives at the same place they were kidnapped.
His words, “The kidnapped Rev. Dr. Nuhu Bakwa and a friend, Pastor, were released at about 8:30 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.
“The two pastors were maltreated and wounded; they could not walk properly due to the severe beating. They are presently receiving medical attention.”
CP Bartholomew Onyeka, the State Commissioner of Police, stated that men from the Command were working together to find the incident’s culprits.
He urged the state’s residents to exercise caution around unwanted groups and their inside collaborators who were involved in kidnapping in various communities.
“Based on the study I have carried out, there is no case of kidnapping without an indictment. 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
