Popular Cobbler, Sam P Craft, Kidnapped In Taraba

Popular Cobbler in Taraba state, Mr. Samuel Paul, widely known as "Sam P Craft", has been kidnapped by some gunmen, as reported on Sunday, 30th June.


Mr. Paul was kidnapped on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.

According to Sahara witness, the kidnappers shot sporadically into the air when they invaded the community to give them freedom to carry out their heinous act.

“When the kidnappers stormed and started shooting sporadically before his abduction. The victim was on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.”

Mr. Paul has been running the shoe manufacturing company for nearly 10 years in Taraba and has established partnerships with Konga Mall as well as Jumia online platforms in Nigeria.

The Sam P Craft has become a leading footwear brand in the Northeast that's selling across multiple distribution channels in the country. The company has employed more than 30 people on its payroll and has trained more than 400 youths on footwear design, product development from corporate, government and individual sponsorship.