Gunmen kill pregnant woman, kidnap her two children, pastor in Plateau

Gunmen have killed a pregnant woman and abducted her two children alongside a pastor in Dadin Kowa community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state.

It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the home of the pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations, Yohanna Matongs on Tuesday evening and whisked him away. 

Residents of Dadin Kowa said that the gunmen killed the pregnant woman in the area and abducted her two kids. 

“Our colleague, Pastor Yohanna Yaro Matongs, was kidnapped last night, 19 April, 2022,” one of the residents told Punch. 

“He was abducted from his house at Cocin Center, Rodya, LCC Rahwol Ramun, RCC Dadin Kowa, Jos.

“Not only was the Pastor kidnapped, the abductors also killed a pregnant woman in the area and went away with her two kids.

“The husband was not around during the attack but came back home and met the house empty with his two kids gone with the kidnappers.”