Kidnapped chairman of Kaduna State chapter of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, and his wife, Cindy, have regained freedom from their captors on Sunday.
Gunmen about 8:00pm on Christmas Day, invaded Albarka Prayer Camp at Fadan Kagoma near Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state, shot indiscriminately before taking away the cleric, wife and one other person simply identified as Mr. Douglas to an unknown destination.
The state’s commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, in a statement titled, ‘Apostle Bako, wife regain freedom’ said Bako and the wife were freed from the kidnappers’ den on Sunday.
The commissioner said the Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Kaduna State, Rev. Tony Inwulale, also confirmed the development to the government.
Aruwan said Governor Nasir El-Rufai expressed relief and happiness over the development and offered his best wishes to the cleric and his wife.
He expressed;
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.
However, no details was given regarding how they regained their freedom, as at the time of filing this report.
