American Missionary kidnapped in Kogi State, Kidnappers demand 60 million Naira

 

Phyllis Sortor

Phyllis Sortor, an American missionary has being kidnapped from her work place in Kogi state.

Rev. Phyllis works with the Free Methodist Church at Hope Academy a school in Emiworo village in Kogi state. She was kidnapped on Monday morning by 10:00am in the school premises amidst Sporadic shootings by the gang to scare away staff and children.

The Kogi State Police PR officer Sola Adebayo, said the kidnap was well-planned, disclosing that the kidnappers escaped with their target by scaling the fence of the school, the same route through which they entered the premises.

The Kidnappers are said to be demanding a ransom of 60 million Naira ($301,500).


The US embassy and the FBI have been notified about the incident.

According to King5, Sortor is an alumna of Seattle Pacific University and has been working in Nigeria for about 10 years.

The victim appeared to have been enjoying her time in Nigeria, as expressed in one of her recent updates on social media.

“Just a little note to share the joy with you regarding the (long-awaited) opening of our brand-new (International Child Care Ministries) school in Enugu!” she wrote
 She is said to be above 60 years old.