Gunmen abduct Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria chairman during Christmas service
The Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Kaduna State Chapter Emmanuel Bako, and his wife, Sandra have been abducted by gunmen at the Albarka camp, Fadan Kagoma, near Kafanchan in Jema’a local government area of the State.
Penpushing reports that the couple was kidnapped around 8 p.m. alongside one other person, identified as Douglas when the abductors stormed the praying ground and started shooting sporadically on Christmas day
The Kaduna State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident, adding that as at the time of filing this report, the command had deployed its men to rescue the victims.
“We are aware of the unfortunate incident. We have deployed our men to rescue them and possibly arrest the kidnappers. We are on top of the situation,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that, in similar vein, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, also confirmed the incident in a statement, explaining that unidentified gunmen attacked the Albarka Praying Camp along the Afana-Fadan Kagoma-Kwoi Road “and started shooting sporadically.”
“In the process, a vehicle was hit by a bullet while the PFN chairman, his wife, and the other victim were taken away from the camp,” he said.
The commissioner pointed out that security operatives promptly arrived at the location and pursued the kidnappers who, he said escaped with the victims, but as at the time of this report, efforts to get the National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) was unsuccessful.
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