{"id":8973,"date":"2025-05-23T11:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=8973"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:47:06","slug":"retired-nigerian-army-major-kidnapped-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=8973","title":{"rendered":"Retired Nigerian Army Major Kidnapped In Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 76-year-old retired Major of the Nigerian Army, Pastor Joe Ajayi, has been reportedly abducted from his home in Odo-Ape, located in the Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, by unidentified\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/topic\/gunmen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gunmen.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ajayi, who previously served as the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for the Kabba-Bunu chapter, was taken around 11:30 PM on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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