Gunmen abduct ​pastor in Plateau, demand N20m

The Police in Plateau State on Monday confirmed the abduction of a cleric, Rev. Bung Dong.

At the Ganawuri community in the state’s Riyom Local Government Area, Dong was abducted.

Reporters in Jos received confirmation of the incident from DSP Alfred Alabo, PPRO.

Alabo claimed that James Mann and Dong were both kidnapped on Sunday night and later rescued.

Mann, Principal of Government Secondary School in Bum, is the younger brother of State Chief Judge, Justice David Mann.

The police have deployed operatives to track down the criminals and rescue the hostage.

Song Moro, President of Atten Youths Movement, said the captors asked for a ransom of N20million for the cleric.

Moro, according to NAN, disclosed that no fewer than four persons have recently been abducted.

He confirmed that Mann was rescued by members of the vigilante group in Ganawuri.

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