Gunmen Abduct Pastor’s Wife, Church Member, Leave Infant Behind in Nasarawa
TEC News| 23rd September, 2025.
Gunmen on Sunday night kidnapped Mrs. Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu of the Word of God Church in Agyaragu, along with a visiting female church member in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The attackers reportedly left behind Mrs. Nasamu’s three-month-old baby.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants stormed the pastor’s residence at about 8:15 p.m., shattering windows and doors with a hammer. When they failed to break in, they fired gunshots into the air, forcing Mrs. Nasamu to open the door before whisking her and the visitor away.
Narrating the ordeal, Pastor Nasamu said he was praying for a sick church member when he received a frantic call from his wife.
“All I could hear was her praying; she couldn’t even explain what was happening. By the time I rushed back, both she and our visitor had been abducted, leaving our baby behind,” he recounted.
He added that no ransom demand or contact had been made by the kidnappers as of press time. Police operatives reportedly visited the scene and assured residents that investigations were underway.
A local resident, who asked not to be named, described the spate of kidnappings in Agyaragu as “alarming,” calling for urgent government action.
“We live in fear every day. Farmers and residents are taken almost daily. Agyaragu is now at the mercy of kidnappers,” the resident lamented.
Efforts to reach Nasarawa State Police Command spokesperson SP Ramhan Nansel were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
