Reverend Polycap Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations, Jos, Plateau State, who according to reports was missing has appeared in a video attributed to the Islamic State for West Africa.
Zango was travelling to Gombe State for a conference when he was reportedly abducted.
Zango said he was in the custody of the insurgents alongside two other Christian women, who were also abducted according to a report published by Sahara Reporter.
In the video, the cleric says he was abducted on Monday, October 19 2020.
He said, “My name is Reverend Polycap Zango and I am a pastor at COCIN LCC Wild Life Park, Plateau State, Nigeria.
“On October 19, 2020, I was travelling for a conference in Gombe when I was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents who caught me on the road.
“Right now I am with them.
“I am appealing to the governor of Plateau State, Simon Boko Lalong, and the senator of Plateau North, Barrister ID Gyang, and the Christian Association of Nigeria and COCIN to please help save me from their hands.
“They also abducted two Christian women who are also here with me, we are appealing to be rescued.”
A report published by Sahara Reporter indicates that ‘It is not clear if Miss Fayina Ali, a Kaduna-indigene of Adamawa State, who was also said to have gone missing same Monday he was captured, is among the two Zongo mentioned.
‘Miss Ali had held her marriage introduction on the weekend of her disappearance with her wedding with a Air Force personnel slated for December 2020.
‘She was reported to have been captured along with four other ladies by Boko Haram but no clear information has been received about them’
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