The Plateau State Police Command has displayed one of the accused kidnappers of two reverend fathers from St Vincent de Paul Parish in Fier, Pankshin LGA, Frs Kenneth M Kanwa and Fr Jude Nwachukwu, who were kidnapped on February 1 by gunmen.
The defendant was paraded with other criminal suspects who had been arrested for various types of illegal activity throughout the state.
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Hassan Steve, said, “At about 1000 hours gunmen numbering about seven invaded the house and premises of St Vincent de Paul Parish, Fier District, Pankshin, and kidnapped two priests: Rev Fr Kenneth M Kanwa and Rev Fr Jude Nwachukwu.
“In order to scare the public and clear the way of escaping with the victims, the kidnappers shot and killed one Christopher Maurice Nankyes. The community led by the youth leaders arrested the following named persons based on reasonable suspicion: Christopher Yaro (52), Fwantus Adams (at large), Nyaous Gideon Datit (at large), Chul-watpe (at large) and one Two Face (at large).
“Efforts made by the DPO of Pankshin to take over the suspects from the community leaders were vehemently rejected. In the process, the suspects escaped to different locations.
“The suspect confessed to being responsible for the kidnap of the two reverend fathers. Investigation is ongoing to arrest other suspects at large.”
