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Police launch manhunt for abductors of Kaduna PFN chairman, wife

Kaduna State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of the state Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Emmanuel Bako, and his wife, Cindy, on Christmas Day.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Jalige, who spoke to our correspondent on Saturday, said one other person identified as Douglas was kidnapped alongside the cleric and his wife.
The gunmen were said to have kidnapped the cleric and his wife at their residence at Albarka Camp, Fadan Kagoma, near Kafanchan in the Jema’a Local Government Area of the state.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who also confirmed the incident, said the suspected gunmen that attacked the Albarka Prayer Camp shot indiscriminately before abducting their victims.
Aruwan, in a statement titled ‘Cleric and wife kidnapped in Jema’a LGA,’ said troops arrived at the location and pursued the kidnappers, who later escaped with the victims.
It added, “According to the report, suspected gunmen attacked the Albarka praying camp along the Afana-Fadan Kagoma-Kwoi road. They fired sporadically, hitting a vehicle as can be seen in the attached pictures, before abducting Apostle Bako, his wife and one Mr Douglas from the camp.”
The police spokesman said the command had launched a manhunt for the kidnappers to rescue the victims unhurt.
Jalige noted that the gunmen invaded the Albarka Prayer Camp at about 8pm on Friday (Christmas Day) and took away the cleric, his wife and one Mr Douglas.
He said following a distressed call, the police immediately mobilised to the scene of the incident where other people were evacuated safely and taken to Kafanchan, Jema’a council area.
Aruwan stated, “We are seriously on the issue trying to see how we can rescue the victims unhurt, arrest the culprits with the view to bringing them to book.”
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State chapter, Rev. John Hayab, lamented that the Christmas celebration had come and gone with the sad abduction of the religious leader and his wife.
He said, “Apostle Bako is the Secretary, Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association.’’
According to the CAN leader, Bako is a strong member of the Jema’a network, a father to many, a frontrunner of peace, justice and unity in Southern Kaduna. Hayab, therefore, called on security agencies to assist in ensuring the release of the cleric and his wife from their captors unhurt.
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS

200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
(NAN)
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