Bandits freed the 66 abducted members of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in Kaduna State, along with nine other persons Friday.
The worshippers, abducted on Sunday, October 31, 2021, were 66 in number, but three 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 nine 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.
