A Plateau based cleric, Rev. Bung Dong has been abducted by gunmen on Monday in the state.
The Plateau state police command confirmed the abduction of the cleric at Ganawuri community in Riyom Local Government Area of the state,
The state’s police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Alfred Alabo informed pressmen about the abduction in Jos the state capital.
Alabo said Dong was abducted on Sunday night, alongside one James Mann who was later rescued.
Mann, Principal of Government Secondary School in Bum, is the younger brother of State Chief Judge, Justice David Mann.
The police have deployed operatives to track down the criminals and rescue the hostage.
Song Moro, President of Atten Youths Movement, said the captors asked for a ransom of N20million for the cleric.
Moro disclosed that no fewer than four persons have been abducted in recent times.
He confirmed that Mann was rescued by members of the vigilante group in Ganawur