Pastor arrested for defrauding members on self kidnap in Jos

Pastor arrested for defrauding members on self kidnap in Jos

The police command in Plateau has arrested a pastor for allegedly kidnapping himself and collecting ransom from members of his congregation.

The spokesman for the police in Plateau, DSP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos.

The police arrested the suspect in November 2022.

”The police have uncovered the nefarious act of one Pastor Albarka Sukuya of Jenta Apata, Jos, who on several occasions staged his kidnap with his cohorts and received ransom from sympathising members of his congregation,” said the police statement.

It added, “Sequel to his spurious kidnaps of November 14 and November 15, 2022, where N400,000 and N200,000, respectively, were paid by his sympathisers as a ransom for his release, the incidents triggered suspicion,” noting that through “credible intelligence, the clergyman was invited by the DPO Nasarawa Gwong Police Station, CSP Musa Hassan and investigation commenced immediately.”

The police further stated that in their investigation, “it was established that the suspect has been conspiring with his gang to stage his kidnap and fraudulently collect (a) ransom. He has confessed to committing the crime.”

Mr Alabo said the suspect had revealed the identity of three other gang members, adding that two were arrested while one is at large.

“The suspect further disclosed that on January 1, he set ablaze the vehicles and a bicycle parked at ECWA Bishara 3, Jenta Apata premises belonging to his colleagues,” stated the police.

Just-ln: Burutu PDP influential Youth Leader Resigns Over Neglect

RESIGNATION OF MY  MEMBERSHIP FROM THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP).

ESTEEMED GREETINGS; This is to notice that, henceforth, I have withdrawn my membership from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the highlighted reasons, though not exhausted;

1) Following gross neglect, use and dump, abandonment, high handedness of nucleated nepotism, despotic level of misconduct, and abuse of party tenets with an impoverished reward system.

2) Lack of internal democracy, and the "Lord It Over" syndrome, orchestrated in repulsively unholy victimization of faithful party members who are not part of the nuclear family structures of said party leadership in the Ward.

3) Inability of the party to gain and attract appointment of faithful party members into political offices in a government where the leaders of the Ward claims to be personal friend to the governor, towers to making him governor.

4) Failure of the party to wade in, and caution gross impunity of leaders, abating and supporting excesses of leaders of the party in the Ward as they hoodwink and short change faithful members who have served genuinely and paid their dues.

5) A party whose leadership in the Ward will constantly lie in the name of the governor with no corresponding empowerment and meaningful development other than themselves and immediate family thus flaunting the principle of inclusiveness.

6) With so much disdain, the leadership of the party has shown no remorse and unbearable insensitivity to the plight of the people.

7) A work man is worthy of his wage - working and delivering results assiduously for the party  in every election year with acclaimed leaders taking the glory, and benefits to themselves, and to hell if a leader is not from your nuclear family, leaving the rest of us with unbearable scars.

Consequent upon; it is devastating to be in a party with those who subvert the mandate to their self ends, those who can not sincerely influence anything meaningful, but can go to any length to cow the people with cosmetic deceit and polished lies.

The once revered party, now a home of polished comedy - degenerated to having unstable tongues leveling as leaders.

Premised above, It is now inexcusably pertinent for me to terminate and divorce my marital allegiance and oath of membership with the party forthwith.

This, will no doubt usher me the vantage to chart a new horizon that will bring light to "Who work Go chop" and not "Monkey Work, Monkey Chop, and not Baboon. I hereby tender my resignation letter.