Two pastors, who were kidnapped on Wednesday, November 9, at about 8:30p.m. in Bisichi village of Jos South Local Council of Plateau State have been released.
The victim, Dr. Nuhu Bakwa, a Pastor together with his friend who is also a Pastor were released at about 8:30p.m. on Thursday, almost the same time they were abducted after payment of undisclosed ransom.
A family member revealed that the duo were dropped by the kidnappers at the same spot, where they were kidnapped by a filling station at Mararaba Jama’a at a point near the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) checkpoint in Bisichi.
The source disclosed that the victims were travelling from Mangu Halle in Mangu council to Jos, when they were ambushed and abducted. They were badly treated and wounded. It was gathered that Bakwa lost his aged father in his village and was travelling home with his pastor friend and his family to prepare for the burial.
The family source had earlier said that Bakwa left Abuja, where he works to the village for the burial preparation. When he got to Mararaban Jama’a with his wife, children and friend, they were stopped and the two pastors were kidnapped, leaving the wife and children behind in the car, the kidnappers according to the source, contacted the family of the victim sand demanded for a ransom N10 million before the abductees will be released.