A Ghanaian-Nigerian pastor has been found dead days after being kidnapped by masked gunmen, with another pastor cleric still being held for ransom.
Emmanuel Hills was the pastor and founder founder of The Wonderful Grace of God Evangelical Ministry in Bokkos.
According conflict reporter Masara Kim on X:
Emmanuel was abducted on Friday, August 28, together with Pastor Gabriel Joseph Dipak of the Christ Apostolic Church while the two were travelling from Jos to Bokkos.
Witnesses cited by Kim said armed men, identified as Fulani militants, set up a roadblock along the Barkin Ladi-Bokkos road, less than a mile from military checkpoints positioned on both sides of the route.
The assailants stopped a commercial minivan carrying nine passengers, removed the two pastors from the vehicle, and seized mobile phones and cash from the remaining passengers before releasing them.
While Hill’s body was discovered near where the abduction took place, Dipak is still being held, with his family being contacted with ransom demands.
