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Gunmen Abduct CAN Chairman In Nasarawa, Demand N20m

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May 28, 2020
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Gunmen Abduct CAN Chairman In Nasarawa, Demand N20m

Bishop Joseph Masin

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The Nasarawa Police Command on Thursday confirmed the abduction of Bishop Joseph Masin, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), by gunmen in Lafia.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Bola Longe, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lafia.

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He said the bishop was abducted by the gunmen who stormed his residence in Bukan-sidi, Lafia metropolis, on Wednesday night.

According to the police commissioner, a Police team has been deployed to trail the abductors to ensure the safe rescue of the victim and possible arrest of the perpetrators.

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Corroborating the incident, Elder Yohanna Samari, a former CAN Secretary in the State, said the bishop was abducted by the attackers at midnight at his Bukan-sidi residence.

Samari said that the abductors took the CAN chairman away on a motorcycle.

He said that although nobody was hurt during the incident, the family had been greatly traumatised.

Meanwhile, Pastor Tayo Samuel, the CAN Vice Chairman in the state, said the abductors had contacted the family demanding for N20 million ransom.

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Tags: a former CAN Secretary in the StateBishop Joseph MasinDemand N20mElder Yohanna SamariGunmen Abduct CAN Chairman In NasarawaMr. Bola LongeNasarawa Commissioner of PolicePastor Tayo Samuelthe CAN Vice Chairman in the statethe state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
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