On Tuesday, gunmen said to be severely masked kidnapped an
American woman doing missionary work in Kogi state, with ransom the suspected
motive for the attack, police told AFP. "She was whisked away at around 10:00
am (0900 GMT) Monday," said Kogi state police spokesman Sola Collins Adebayo. He
said the attack took place in the Emiworo village where the missionary from the
Free Methodist Church ran a community organisation within the premises of a
school linked to her church.
The kidnappers were "unknown gunmen…(who) came into the
school premises shooting sporadically to scare away people before taking (the
hostage) away into the bush", Adebayo said. "We are hopeful of finding her. Our
suspicion is that she was picked up for ransom,” the police spokesman said,
identifying the hostage as between 65 and 70 years old.
A statement on the Free Methodist Church’s website contained
similar details.
"The U.S. Embassy has been notified, and the State Department
and the FBI are working with local authorities to find and rescue her," the
statement attributed to Bishop David Kendall said.
21 Comments
Pls o! they shudnt kill an innocent missionary.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad..
ReplyDeleteVery hungry ones, they need some change.
ReplyDeleteNigeria is dead...
ReplyDeleteAbeg they shold stop damaging our release her pls!...
ReplyDeleteHave mercy n release her kogi peeps
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't look strong Ag all...
ReplyDeletePrayers are o for her.
ReplyDeleteIt's better they leave her fast,so that we won't have issues with US.
ReplyDeleteWe can't be moving from one trouble to another
ReplyDeleteStupid hoodlums
ReplyDeleteShe was kidnapped ysdy
ReplyDeleteIt's has been confirmed...
ReplyDeleteLet them not give d woman heart attack
ReplyDeleteThat's how they murder our image abroad!
ReplyDeleteThe northerners will never allow peace to exist in this country.
ReplyDeleteThey make US to start trading words with us.
ReplyDeleteRelease her d old woman quick o
ReplyDeleteThey haven't demanded ransom so it isn't that kinda kidnap.
ReplyDeleteIt's shameful.
ReplyDeleteIsn't d troubles we have already not enough.
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