A pastor who was kidnapped from his farm in the Nariya area of Kaduna State on November 8, has been killed by his abductors after collecting ransom from his family.
The Chairman of the Kaduna chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Joseph Hayab, who confirmed the murder of the man of God in a statement on Saturday, said the deceased, Pastor Dauda Bature, was in charge of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Nariya, in Igabi local government area of the state.
Describing the killing of Pastor Bature as barbaric, Rev. Hayab lamented that the bandits are now ”cruel and brutal” to their victims, calling on the state “government to triple its efforts with superior power to put the frequent bloody attacks on harmless populace to check.:
“Pastor Dauda Bature was kidnapped while working in his farm in Nariya on November 8. After some days, the bandits opened negotiation with the his wife and demanded for about N10 million ransom which the family could not raise as at that time.
“When some money was raised, they asked the wife to bring the money which she took to them on November 18. Then, they collected the money and kidnapped her. They kept her until Monday
