The abducted members of Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Kakau Daji in Kaduna state, have regained freedom.
They were among the 70 persons released yesterday.
The worshippers, who were abducted on Sunday, 31st
October, 2021, were sixty-six in number, but 3 were killed
by their captors.
They were abducted during Sunday service at the
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local
Government Area of Kaduna State.
However, the Kaduna State chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab,
confirmed the story, noting that 9 persons abducted were
also released together with the 61 worshippers on Friday
evening.
His words: “We thank traditional rulers and stakeholders in
ensuring the release of the victims,” he said, adding that
ransom was paid before the abductees could be released,”
“We are calling on Christians and Nigerians to be prayerful
against the insecurity that has brought untold hardships to
the people,” he said.
