From Gyang Bere, Jos
President, Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA) and Head of Civil Service, Plateau State, Engr Sunday Hyat, has called for fervent prayer for the safe release of His Royal Highness, Charles Mato Dakat, from the den of kidnappers.
The traditional ruler was kidnapped in the early hours of last Sunday by gunmen after a heavy gunfire to scare the villagers.
Hyat, in a press statement signed by the association’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yakubu Taddy, prayed that the abductors reconsider their stand and release the monarch immediately.
“The Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA) received with shock and sadness the kidnap of the paramount ruler of Gindiri and one of its very active members, His Royal Highness, Charles Mato Dakat, in the early hours of Sunday, December 26, 2021,” the statement read.
Hyat said since becoming the Sum Pyem, Charles Mato Dakat has become a rallying point for unity and progress of not only Pyem people, but Mangu Local Government and the country at large.
He noted that the Sum Pyem’s leadership has ensured that educational institutions, particularly in the Gindiri’s compound, strive in his jurisdiction without rancour.
Engr Hyat appreciated efforts taken by Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, and the security agencies, to track down the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
While calling on security agencies to double up effort and ensure the safe return of the Gindiri monarch, he called on GOSA members, everywhere they are, to sustain prayers for his release and the safety of all Nigerians.
The GOSA president expressed solidarity with the immediate family of the Sum Pyem, the Pyem chiefdom, Mangu traditional council and the government and people of Plateau state.