MICHAEL AKINOLA
Unknown gunmen in Ogun State invaded a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), killed a Pastor and kidnapped seven members of the church before they escaped.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at the RCCG parish in Abule-Ori, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday morning.
This was disclosed by the Commander of Ogun State So-Safe Corps, Soji Ganzallo, who explained that officials of the corps moved into action, rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during a rescue operation.
The So-Safe Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf Yusuf, stated that the incident happened at about 12:00 midnight on Saturday.
”The Owode-Egba Zonal Command of the corps, under Jimoh Omoniyi, received a distress call that some members of the RCCG, Desires of Nations Parish, under Ogun Province 22, Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, were attacked during a vigil.”
”Seven members of the church were kidnapped and the Pastor killed.
Officers of the Corps were charged to go after the suspects to rescue the victims unhurt and the officers swung into action immediately,” he said.
Mr. Ganzallo disclosed that the seven victims were rescued unhurt, while one of the kidnappers was killed, saying many of the suspects sustained serious injuries during a fire exchange.
He said that a joint team of the Police and the So-Safe Corps were already after the fleeing kidnappers to capture them alive.
The Commander said that the body of the dead kidnapper had been deposited in a nearby morgue for autopsy reports while the Corps were making efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects and bring them to book.