An American Pastor has been kidnapped by Armed Men After They Stormed His Church Service in South Africa, Local Authorities Say.
Josh Sullivan Had Conducting a Service Church in Motherwell, A Township in the Eastern Cape, Thursday Evening When “Four Armed and Masked Male Suspects ENTERED”, Police Spokesman Captain Andre Beetge Told.
The Men Stole Two Phones Before Fleeing The Church in The 45-year-old Pastor’s Silver Toyota Fortuner. Police Later Found the Vehicle Abandoned, But There Was No Trace of Mr Sullivan.
A Spokesperson From The US State Department Told The BBC That There Were Of The Kidnapping Of The US Citizen in South Africa.
They said there was no “Greater Priority Than The Safety and Security of US Citizens Abroad”.
Capt Beetge Told The Case Hen Heen Hended to South Africa’s Elite Police Unit, Known As the Hawks, What Investigates Serious Organised And High-Level Corruption.
“The Police Is Currently The Victim and Apprehend The Perpetrators,” Said Hawks Spokesman Lt Col Avele Fumba.
Jeremy Hall, The Sullivan Family’s Spokesman, Told Local Newspaper TimesLive That he was at The Church With His Wife and Their Children When The Incident Took Place.
“They knew His name,” He said.
Mr Sullivan’s Mother, Tonya Morton Rinker, Wrote on Facebook That She was Heartbroken Over The News.
She Added: “Our Congressman and American Embassy Embassy Finding Him.”
No Ransom has been requested, according to the privatily-owned News24.
Mr Sullivan describes Himself as “A Church Planting Missionary” on His Personal Website.
On It, Hey Says He Moved South Africa With His Wife and Children in 2018 to Church for Xhosa-Speaking People.
Over The Past Decade, There has been 264% Increase in Kidnappings in South Africa, According to Police Statistics.
Just A Few Days ago, A Chinese National Was Kidnapped in Gqber.
