Lagos – Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Sam Uche Kanu, on Tuesday confirmed that the people who abducted him, a bishop of the church and his Chaplain collected N100million ransom before releasing them.
The Prelate disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos during a press conference at the Hoare’s Memorial Methodist Church, Yaba.
The cleric said the church paid the sum of N100 million to the abductors, saying that the money was arranged in five sacks of N20 million each.
According to him, the federal, state governments and security operatives did not make efforts
to secure their release.
It will be recalled that the Prelate was on Sunday, May 29 kidnapped alongside the Bishop
of Owerri Diocese and his chaplain last Sunday on their was from
a church programme in Okigwe,
Imo State to Isuochi in Umu Nneochi Local Government Area
of Abia State.
They were , however, released on Monday after spending a day with their abductors. (vitalnews)
