Adewuyi Adegoke (pictured left),
a pastor at Methodist Church, Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, has been
arrested by the police for allegedly organising his own kidnap.
It was gathered that Adegoke
had arranged with one Oluwadare Sunday to demand N3 million ransom from his
congregation.
He reportedly went into hiding on
Sunday evening while there were reports that he was abducted between Esa-Oke in
Osun state and Aramoko-Ekiti in Ekiti.
His purported abductors later
contacted the church members to demand the ransom, which they insisted must be
paid latest by Thursday to prevent the reverend from being killed.
Detectives, however, intercepted
the pastor’s accomplice, Sunday, who came to pick up the ransom at Okeyinmi
area of Ado-Ekiti, after which he led them to the hotel where the pastor had
been hiding.
Detectives reportedly tracked the
suspects through the mobile phone that he was using to make contact with the
church members.
Amba Asuquo, commissioner of
police in Ekiti, confirmed that the command is investigating the incident but
refused to confirm the identities of the suspects.
“Yes there is something close to
that, but we are still investigating and will come out with the details later,”
he told reporters.
When asked if the reverend was
among the suspects in custody, Asuquo said, “I know we have some suspects in
custody in connection with the incident but I cannot reveal their identities to
you now.”
When the news of the reverend’s
kidnap broke, several members of his congregation took to social media to
solicit support towards his rescue.
On Facebook, one Awoyemi Matthew
wrote: “People of GOD. everywhere. please let us raise prayer altars for this
vibrant servant of GOD. REV Adewuyi Adegoke, who was kidnapped by Fulani
herdsmen recently between Ekiti and Osun state.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
All these 419 pastors...they're everywhere now
ReplyDelete