Gunmen have kidnapped scores of worshippers at a remote mountain site in the Egbola area, along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The victims were abducted on Friday during a night vigil on the mountain.
A woman Mary Adams Gure was reportedly rescued by the state vigilante services who got wind of the incident and mobilized to the scene and confronted the gunmen in a gun duel.
A source revealed that the gunmen invaded the prayer ground, firing sporadically to scare the worshippers before forcefully taking further into the bush.
Gure escaped amidst the chaos.
“The vigilantes were mobilized quickly in response to the attack; and in the process, Gure was rescued. A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing to locate the remaining abducted faithful.
“Gure managed to escape and later found safety, thanks to the swift intervention of local vigilante members who were alerted and got to the scene of the incident on time,” the vigilante source said.
The state Police spokesperson, ASP William Aya, was yet to respond to calls and messages sent to him on the incident as at press time.
