A pastor at a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), in Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been killed while seven worshippers were kidnapped during a vigil.
The Commander of the Ogun State government owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps, Soji Ganzallo, through his Director of Information and Public Relations of So-Safe, Moruf Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement.
Gonzallo said his officers rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during the operation, adding that the incident occurred at about 12am on Saturday, July 1.
“The special operation team of the Corps, Owode-Egba Zonal Command, under ACC Jimoh Rasaki Omoniyi, received a distress call that some members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Desires of Nations Parish, under Ogun Province 22, Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area were attacked during a vigil, while seven members of the church were kidnapped and the pastor killed,” the statement said
Gonzallo said his officers went after the suspects and ensure that the kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt, adding that the efforts of the corps yielded a positive result as “the seven victims were rescued unhurt, while one of the kidnappers was killed and many of the suspects sustained serious injury during exchange of gun fire.”
He said the joint team of the Police and the So-Safe Corps are after the fleeing suspected kidnappers to capture them alive, adding that the body of the dead kidnapper had been deposited in a nearby morgue.
