The Plateau state police command has reportedly arrested a clergyman and two security operatives over an alleged plot to kidnap the wives of two prominent bishops in Jos.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence received by the police about an alleged criminal conspiracy and a foiled kidnapping attempt.
“Sources at the Plateau state Command said the incident occurred at about 2:10 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2026,” Makama reported.
“The command identified one of the suspects as Rev. Hassan Yunisim Mijah, 42, of Tudun Wada, Jos North.
“According to the police, Mijah allegedly conspired with Sgt. Ezra Sunday, a Nigerian Air Force personnel, and OS Usman Khalid, a Nigerian Navy personnel, both attached to Sector 1, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), Jos, to kidnap the wives of Bishop Ephraim Gongden and retired Bishop Benjamin Kwashi.
“The two bishops
