Kidnapped Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kogi regain freedom
Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses, including a heavily pregnant woman, who were abducted on their way to a religious gathering in Kogi State, Nigeria, have been released by their captors.
A source who knows about the situation mentioned that they were let go by those who kidnapped them around midnight on Sunday, February 25, 2024, as reported by News Express this afternoon.
“Everyone of them is fine, including the pregnant woman,” another source stated.
The nine Christians were on their way to Lokoja, the state capital, to attend an annual gathering of Jehovah’s Witnesses known as Circuit Assembly when they were abducted on Kabba – Lokoja Road on Saturday, February 17.
Those kidnapped included two women, four men and two female students.
They had taken off a Kingdom Hall at Kabba that Saturday morning in the hope of joining their brothers and sisters from other parts of the state for the spiritual banquet, only for abductors to cut short their journey.
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Reports said that the kidnappers later called to demand first for N30 million but later reduced it to N2.6 million after negotiation.
After a week in captivity, the kidnappers initially demanded N30 million in ransom, later reducing it to N2.6 million following negotiations.
It remains unclear whether After a week in captivity, the kidnappers initially demanded N30 million in ransom, later reducing it to N2.6 million following negotiations. It’s still unknown whether the ransom was paid or not.
