According to Sky News,
some unidentified gunmen kidnapped a female American missionary, Miss Phyllis
Sortor in Kogi State on Monday. Ms.
Phyllis Sortor is said to be a member of the Free Methodist Church.
Kogi State police
spokesman Sola Adebayo, told newsmen that ‘’she was whisked away at around 10.00am
on Monday. The kidnappers were unknown gunmen
who came into the school premises shooting sporadically to scare away people
before taking the hostage away into the bushes.
A statement on the
church’s website also confirmed the incident.
It reads,
‘’Dear Friends,
Early this morning we
receive a report that Rev. Phyllis Sortor, our missionary in Nigeria, was
abducted from the Hope Academy compound in Emiworo, Kogi State, Nigeria by
several people. The US Embassy has been
notified, and the State Department and the FBI are working with local
authorities to find and rescue her. We
are calling on the US church to join together in prayer for Phyllis safety and
speedy release.''
Bishop David Kendall
For Free Methodist
World Missions
International Child
Care Ministries and the Free Methodist Church
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