Police names 5 Redeemed Pastors kidnapped on the way to Camp from Abia State

 

BY OUR EDITOR

The Ogun State Police Command has released the names of five pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), kidnapped Thursday on their way to the Redemption Camp to attend the church on-going ministers’ conference.

The police also said they have located the forest where the five abducted pastors were kept at the Ogbere – Ijebu – Ode (Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos –Ore expressway.

The names of the abducted pastors are: Chidioze Eluwa, Chiemela Iroha, Okoro Ohowukwe, Ndubuisi Onwuabueze, and Ibeleji Chidinma (female).

According to the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, about 10 hoodlums, intercepted the commercial bus marked KW 230 XA in which the kidnapped victims were traveling from Abia State to Lagos.

Oyeyemi disclosed that the commercial bus, belonging to Abia line Transport Company, was intercepted at the J3 area of Ogbere in Ijebu Waterside local government area of the state.

He said the police had successfully “geo – locate” the hideout of the kidnappers where the incident occurred, adding that the state’s Commissioner of Police (CP), Bashir Makama had led a powerful police rescue team to the location with a view to rescuing the victims.

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, had announced the kidnap of five pastors of the church Friday during a talk at the Redeemed Camp, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Pastor Adeboye said the abduction took place on Thursday and charged the congregation to pray for the release of the abductees, saying it was the first time such incident would happen in the church.

“As a father, how do you think I should feel to hear that five of my children have been kidnapped while on their way to attend the Ministers Conference?” he asked. (with NAN reports)