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The Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako and his wife, Pastor Cindy Bako, have gained their freedom.
Apostle Bako, who doubles as the Secretary of Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders’ Association was kidnapped on Christmas Day.
Unknown gunmen kidnapped the cleric and his wife at their home in Albarka Camp, at Fadan Kagoma, near Kafanchan.
The unidentified young kidnapped along with the apostle and the wife has also been released by the kidnappers.
Confirming their release, Rev Tony Inwulale, Secretary of Kaduna PFN, announced their release to the Kaduna State Government.
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Gunmen had kidnapped the cleric and his wife at a prayer camp at Fadan Kagoma, near Kafanchan in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna on Friday.
In a statement on Sunday, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, revealed that the chairman and his wife had been released.
He noted that security agencies informed the state government that the preacher and his wife were released by their abductors on Sunday afternoon.
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The commissioner added that Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, expressed relief over the release of the couple and offered them his best wishes.
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Apostle Emmanuel Ego Bako and wife, Cindy have regained their freedom about forty-eight hours after he was abducted by gunmen from their residence in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
This was contained in a statement on the security update issued by the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Sunday.
According to him, the security agencies informed the government that the clergyman and his wife have regained their freedom on Sunday afternoon.
“The Kaduna State government has been informed by the security agencies of the release of Apostle Emmanuel Ego Bako and his wife, Mrs Cindy Bako on Sunday afternoon by their abductors.