Kidnappers Demand ₦100 Million Ransom for Abducted Kaduna Pastor
Kidnappers have demanded a ransom of ₦100 million for the release of Pastor Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old cleric with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), based in Mararaba Aboro, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to a report by LIB, Pastor Ali was abducted from his residence in the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, 2025, by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
Confirming the incident, the church’s financial secretary, Mallam Yusuf Ambi, told Daily Trust that he had been with Pastor Ali the previous night. He said he received a distress call early the following morning and rushed to the pastor’s compound, only to find the doors wide open.
“I checked all the rooms, but he was nowhere to be found,” Ambi recounted.
He further revealed that the abductors later made contact and demanded a ransom of ₦100 million. “We are negotiating with them,” he said.
Ambi also noted that Pastor Ali, originally from Danji community in Ungwan Mailafiya, had only been assigned to the church less than two weeks before the abduction.
In response to the incident, a joint team of security operatives—including personnel from the Nigerian Army, police, and the Department of State Services (DSS)—has launched a coordinated operation to rescue the abducted pastor.
