The Chairman, Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Joseph Hayab, said the kidnappers of a pastor and 14 others at ECWA Church, Dankade have made a demand of N30 million as ransom from the families of the victims.
This is as the Police Command in the State said it had mobilised personnel to track and rescue the victims.
According to Rev. Hayab, the kidnappers immediately switched off their phone after making their ransom demand.
Pleading with the security agencies to do all within their power to ensure the victims who were abducted on Sunday after service were rescued, the CAN leader said; “When people are attacked and taken away from a place of prayers then we need to wake up.”
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Meanwhile, a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Kaduna Police Command, Yakubu Sabo, on Monday said its personnel were already on the trail of the kidnappers.
He said; “On Sunday morning at about 08.30hrs, we received information through DPO Dogon Dawa, that some armed men in large number entered Unguwar Kuli village, a border community between Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State and Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.
“The gunmen started shooting sporadically, went and intercepted some church members while closing from service and took away the Pastor and 14 others.
“On receipt of this information, the Command deployed teams of police operatives to the scene on general search operation with a view to rescuing the victims and arresting the culprits.
“IRT and STS have also been contacted for technical assistance.”
