Pastor nabbed for threatening to kill, kidnap victim

A pastor in Adamawa State has been arrested for threatening to kidnap someone if the person does not give him N1 million.

Pastor Joel Saul, 30 years old and of ECWA Church Kwanan Kuka, Ngurore, in Yola South local government area, allegedly wrote a letter to his target, claiming to be the leader of kidnappers around Ngurore, apparently to instill fear in his target.

Joel Saul made his claims in a two-page letter to one Oliver Mamza of Sengere, near Ngurore, along the Yola-Numan road, demanding N1 million.

He made it explicit in the letter that he would kidnap Mamza or even kill him unless Mamza pays up.

In his confessional statement to the police, Saul admitted being the writer of the letter but said he really did not mean what he wrote.