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Speaker 1: Aldamawa’s Tirh Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force has

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arrested a thirty four year old church number Tahamadodemian over

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the allegation of kidnapping of two of his Catholic priests,

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Reverend Fathers Abraham Salmon of the Jolingo Diocese and Matthew

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Dusami of the Yola Diocese. Adamawa’s Tirh Police Command, in

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a statement issued and made available on his ex social

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media platform on Saturday by the command spokesperson Suleman and

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the Roger, indicated that the kidnap victims were rescued on

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hot at Guida Malam Village in Adamawa and that the

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rescue operations commenced since February twenty first, twenty twenty five,

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and the rescued victims are currently receiving medical attention at

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the hospital, emphasizing that no ransom or money was paid

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for the kidnaped reverend Fathers to regain their freedom. The

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police press release stated that the rescue mission took place

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at a criminal hideout in Guida Malam Village, a remote

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area between human and themsel local government areas, and the

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operation led to the church member. The man’s arrest, The

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police said it also recovered a locally fabricated assault rifle,

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a handset and multiple same cards during the operation. In quote,

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the statement reads, those in a bid to a short

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protection of lives and property a safe and secured environment

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in the state, the command carried out a coordinated rescue

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operation at a particular criminal hideout situated at a remote

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side of Buda Malan village connecting part of Woman and

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thenceng local government areas. These rescue operations commenced from the

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twenty first of February twenty twenty five in various criminal

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hideouts within the state and its unit positive results as

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one Tahamadol Jonathandemian thirty four years old, a member of

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the same church with the victims, was arrested for kidnapping

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of his two reverend fathers, Abraham Salmon and Matthew Devil

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Dusani of Catholic Dioceses of Yola and Jolingo, respectively. The

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command’s planned operation has successfully rescued the two reverend fathers

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on Holt and none is paid as ransom. The victims

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are now receiving medical attention. The suspect was apprehended and

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now taken into custody for discrete investigation. Investigation so far

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has led to the recovery of one locally fabricated assault rifle,

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two handsets and sink cards. The Commissioner of Police, Dalcombo

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Maurice expressed gratitude for the support the command is receiving

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from the government since the security agencies and the public.

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He therefore encouraged them to sustain the cooperation and collaboration

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for tany response to emergency situations. The police must added

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that together we will ensure peace and security across the

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state and beyond through diligent prosecution of the suspect. Sahara

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had reported how the suspect, Tahamado Jonathan Demian, said to

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be an altar servant of the church, carried out the crime,

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locked the victims inside the room and demanded for ten

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million niers ransom for their release. Sahara reporters reported that

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it learns that the altar servant had allegedlysterminded the abduction

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of the two priests and demanded ten million neirers as ransom.

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The two Catholic Church priests who were kidnapped by an

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ultimate week in Adamawa State were on Saturday evening fountained

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in a house belonging to one of the church’s altar servants.

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Sahara Reporters has learned an altar servant provides sundry services

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to a Roman Catholic priest while performing Mass. On February

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twenty second, twenty twenty five, Sahara Reporters reported that two

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Catholic Church priests were on that Saturday kidnapped in Adamawa State.

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The two clerics were reportedly adopted at a convent in

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Gwenda Malan in the Human Local government of the state.

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As Father Goddard Demian had gone to a location to

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pick up the ten million naira’s ransom, but abandoned it

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and escaped after suspecting he could be caught. Upon suspecting

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that there were security operatives around, he abandoned the ransom

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and ran away, leaving his motorcycle behind as evidence. Security

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operatives took the motorcycle and it was identified as the

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altar servant’s own. Thereafter, his house was first opened and

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the two priests were found locked upon a room and rescued.

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One of the operatives told Sahara potters on condition of

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anonymity for lack of authority to speak to the priest.

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The Bishop of Yola Diocese, doctor Stephen Dami Mamza, has

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also confirmed the rescue of the priests in a statement

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he personally signed. Mamza, however, declined comment on the role

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of the altar servant the clergyman as said to be

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servon in Adamawa and Tarava Diocese of the Catholic Church.

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The spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command, s P.

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Suleman and Garage, had confirmed the abduction in a statement

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the command issued. He has said the Adamawa State Commissioner

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of Police, Dalcombom Morris has calledeled vehemently and unprovoked kidnapping

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of Reverend Father Martin David Dusai of Yola Catholic Diocese

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and Reverend Father Abraham Salmon of Jagano Diocese at the

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early hours of today, February twenty second, twenty twenty five.

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The unfortunate incident occurred at the Prince’s residence situated at

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Guida Malam in Numan Local Government area of Adamawa State.

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He had explained that the suspects armed with offensive weapons,

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stormed their victim’s house around four am and wisdom awayde

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