, …….ANNOUNCES POLITICAL SETBACK AND FUTURE DIRECTION
Anambra, Nigeria – Hon. Prince Chinedu Afamuefuna Nsofor, [Kpakpando Ndigbo], has spoken publicly for the primary time after a harrowing kidnap expertise in Kogi State within the early hours of Thursday at round 3am exactly whereas on his strategy to Abuja to choose up his nomination kind for the 2025 PDP senatorial bye election primaries. He recalled how he was suggested by his expensive spouse to go by flight, however in a bid to avoid wasting extra funds for his upcoming primaries elections and most significantly have a primary hand expertise of what the frequent man undergo on day by day foundation on Nigerian roads, he moderately opted to go by street to Abuja.
Nsofor additional narrated that whereas passing via Loma in Kogi State, their chartered car was ambushed by armed males disguised as army officers and brought right into a thick forest the place they had been crushed and held captive for ransom.
“I had overwhelming support across all seven local government areas in Anambra South Senatorial District,” Prince Nsofor acknowledged. “The PDP Anambra South zonal leadership was ready to officially endorse me alongside the seven local government PDP Chairmen and women leaders at my country home in Oraifite, Ekwusigo LGA, Anambra State, in a meeting already scheduled to hold on Saturday 12th July 2025. I was simply going to pick up my nomination form, thereafter emerge by overwhelming majority votes.”
The abductors demanded ₦20 million for his launch, rejecting an earlier settlement of a ₦6 million money ransom. During this era, fervent prayers had been provided by his church, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, and his pastor, Pastor Solomon Agbadi, who interceded earnestly for his launch. As a minister of Dunamis Owerri Central, the church stood within the hole, praying not just for his freedom but in addition that the title of the Lord could be glorified and the church not be put to disgrace.
“When the kidnappers discovered I am Minister, they began to mock both I and my God,” he recalled. “They said people like me are the ones praying for their destruction, yet God couldn’t stop me from falling into their hands.
But unknown to them, I had started a three-day dry fast—no food, no water—on Wednesday, July 9th, without any awareness of what was ahead. That fast activated the power of God within me, and on Friday night, a heavy rain fell, which became our escape route.
Earlier that day, during the Commanding the Day midnight prayers—which I regularly join—Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr. Pastor Paul Enenche, had prophetically declared that someone connected to the listeners would escape from captivity.”
I had made a vow to God that I wouldn’t give any ransom to the abductors, however as a substitute, I might sow that cash into His home,” Prince Nsofor revealed. “When the rain came, it caused confusion among the kidnappers and dispelled them. That was when I saw the opportunity to untie myself—and I escaped.”
After trekking down the mountain with fellow abductees on Saturday morning, Prince Nsofor and different adoptees had been obtained by villagers and native vigilantes earlier than reporting to the Kogi State Police Command. Unfortunately, as a result of ordeal, he missed the PDP nomination kind deadline, which ended on Friday, July 11.
“It’s a setback, no doubt,” he admitted. “But after exhausting internal discussions within the party, I will consult with my supporters and spiritual leaders to determine the next line of action — which may include joining another political party to realize the Divine Intervention Mandate.”
