{"id":16433,"date":"2020-05-28T14:35:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T14:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=16433"},"modified":"2020-05-28T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T14:35:45","slug":"gunmen-abduct-nasarawa-can-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=16433","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen abduct Nasarawa CAN chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/unknown-gunmen.jpg\" alt=\"Suspected cultists kill five in Imo community\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Joseph Mason, the chairman of the Nasarawa State chapter of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/CAN\/\">Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)<\/a>, has been abducted by unknown gunmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Mason was reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday night between 11pm and 12am when the the gunmen stormed his Vukan Sidi home in Lafia, the state capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immediate past Secretary of the association, Elder Yohanna Samari, who disclosed this in Lafia on Thursday morning, said the CAN chairman was whisked to an unknown destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state Commissioner of police, Mr Bola Longe, while confirming the development, said Bishop Mason was taken away by his abductors on motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the police commissioner, the police were on the trail of the kidnappers to ensure immediate release of the CAN chairman unhurt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Joseph Mason, the chairman of the Nasarawa State chapter of the&nbsp;Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has been abducted by unknown gunmen. 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