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Police Arrests Church Member For Kidnapping His 2 Pastors In Adamawa
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May 19, 2025
Police Arrests Church Member For Kidnapping His 2 Pastors In Adamawa https://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-arrests-church-member-for-kidnapping-his-2-pastors-in-adamawa/09/03/2025/ #Nigeria Police Force #Adamawa #Catholic #Gwaida #Police ©March 9th, 2025 ®March 9, 2025 8:45 am Adamawa State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 34-year-old church member, Tahamado Demian, over the allegation of kidnapping of two of his Catholic priests, Reverend Fathers Abraham Samman of the Jalingo Diocese and Matthew Dusami of the Yola Diocese. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Adama State Police command of the
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Nigeria police force has arrested a
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34-year-old church member tadan over the
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allegation of kidnapping of two of his
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Catholic priests Reverend fathers
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Abraham samon of the jalingo diis and
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Matthew gami of the Yola dasis adamawa
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State Police command in a statement
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issued and made available on his ex
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social media platform on Saturday by the
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command spokesperson suan Ander
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indicated that the kidnapped victims
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were rescued on H at gu malan Village in
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adamawa adding that the rescue
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operations commenced since February 21st
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2025 and the rescued victims are
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currently receiving medical attention at
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the hospital emphasizing that no Ransom
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or money was paid for the kidnapped
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Reverend fathers to regain their freedom
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the police press release stated that the
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rescue mission took place at a criminal
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hideout in gu malam Village a remote
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area between human and them local
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government areas and the operation led
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to the church member the man's arrest
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the police said it also recovered a
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locally fabricated assault rifle a
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handset and multiple SIM cards during
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the operation in quote the statement
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reads does in a bid to ensure protection
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of lives and property a safe and secured
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environment in the state the command
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carried out a coordinated rescue
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operation at a particular criminal
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Hideout situated at a remote side of gu
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malam Village connecting part of Wan and
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thenon local government areas these
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rescue operations commenced from the
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21st of February
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2025 in various criminal hideouts within
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the state and it yielded positive
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results as wadu Jonathan deian 34 years
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old a member of the same church with the
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victims was arrested for kidnapping of
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his two Reverend fathers Abraham smon
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and Matthew David dami of Catholic dioes
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of Yola and jalingo respectively the
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commands planned operation has
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successfully rescued the two Reverend
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fathers on H and no dime is b as Ransom
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the victims are now receiving medical
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attention the suspect was apprehended
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and now taken into custody for discrete
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investigation investigation so far has
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led to the recovery of one locally
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fabricated assault rifle two handsets
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and S C
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the commissioner of police Dongo Morris
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expressed gratitude for the support the
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command is receiving from the government
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sister security agencies and the public
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he therefore encouraged them to sustain
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the cooperation and collaboration for
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timely response to emergency
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situations the police must added that
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together we will ensure peace and
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security across the state and Beyond
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through diligent prosecution of the
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suspect Sahar reporters had reported how
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the suspect tah Jonathan deian said to
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be an alter servant of the church
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carried out the crime locked the victims
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inside the room and demanded for 10
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million na ransom for their release
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Sahara reporters reported that it
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learned that the alter servant had
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allegedly masterminded the Abduction of
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the two priests and demanded 10 million
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nairas as Ransom the two Catholic Church
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priests who were kidnapped penultimate
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we in Adama St were on Saturday evening
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found tied in a house belonging to one
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of the church's alter servants Sahar
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reporters has learned an alter servant
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provides Sury services to a Roman
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Catholic priest while performing Mass on
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February 22nd 2025 Sahar reporters
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reported that two Catholic Church
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priests were on that Saturday kidnapped
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in adamawa state the two clerics were
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reportedly abducted at a Convent in gu
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malan in the Numan local government area
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of the state as further gathered Demian
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had gone to a location to pick up the 10
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million niras Ransom but abandoned it
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and escaped after suspecting he could be
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caught upon suspecting that there were
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security operatives around he abandoned
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The Ransom and ran away leaving his
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motorcycle behind as evidence security
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operatives took the motorcycle and it
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was identified as the alter servants own
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there after his house was first open and
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the two priests were found locked up on
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a room and rescued one of the operatives
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told Sahar reporters on condition of
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anonymity for lack of authority to speak
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to the praise the bishop of Yola diis
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drct Steven Dany mamza has also
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confirmed the rescue of the priests in a
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statement he personally signed mza
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however declined comment on the role of
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the alter servant the clergymen are said
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to be serving in Adam and ter diis of
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the Catholic Church the spokesperson for
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the Adama State Police command SP suan
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Angar had confirmed the abduction in a
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statement the command issued he had said
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the Adama State Commissioner of police
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Dan combo Morris has condemned
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vehemently and unprovoked kidnapping of
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Reverend father Matthew David D of Yola
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Catholic dasis and Reverend Father
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Abraham samon of jalingo dasis at the
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early hours of today February 22nd
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2025 the unfortunate incident occurred
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at the priest's residence situated at gu
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malam in Numan local government area of
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adamawa State he had explained that the
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suspects armed with offensive weapons
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stoed their victim's house around 4:00
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a.m. and whisked them
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