Bandits on Friday kidnapped Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako and his wife, Cindy Bako, in Jema’a Council of Kaduna State. Apostle Egoh is the Kaduna State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).
The Kaduna State Police Command’s PPRO, ASP Jalige, who confirmed the development, said Bako used to be abducted at the side of his wife and one other particular person around eight o’clock in the evening in a prayer camp inside a bush. He however mentioned “We have dispersed our males to all of the space and we’re combing the wooded area to secure the discharge of the sufferers.
A commentary via the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, stated safety businesses reported to the state govt that unidentified gunmen attacked the Albarka Praying Camp alongside the Afana-Fadan Kagoma-Kwoi highway in the council.
Aruwan said the gunmen “fired sporadically, hitting an automobile as will also be noticed within the attached pictures, ahead of abducting Apostle Bako, his spouse and one Mr. Douglas from the camp.
“Troops arrived at the location and pursued the kidnappers who were however able to escape with the victims,” he mentioned. Apostle Bako, who is still in captivity, is also the Secretary, Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association.
