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From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
There was panic in the Maigemu District of Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, as gunmen, in large numbers, stormed the community and abducted a clergyman and three other people.
Daily Sun gathered that the gunmen invaded the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Nuku area district, at about 5:40am, kidnapped the clergyman in his house and whisked him away in the presence of his family.
A community source disclosed that the gunmen operated unhindered for close to 40 minutes, and also kidnapped three other people, identified as Usman Umaru, Agwom Dauda, and a woman, whose name was simply given as Sarah.
The gunmen were said to have released several gunshots into the air to scare the people, especially the vigilantes and hunters, from coming out for a rescue. They were said to have subsequently left with their captors in a car, while others trailed on their motorcycles.
The source said security men, vigilantes, and hunters were combing the hills within the vicinity, with the aim of arresting the kidnappers and their accomplices terrorising the local government area. A relative of the clergyman, who spoke anonymously, said the kidnappers were yet to contact the family.
Spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident. He said men of the command were on the trail of the suspects with a view to arresting them.
