Gunmen have attacked the Celestial Church of Christ at
Wasimi in Ewekoro LGA of Ogun state.
Two worshippers were abducted in the incident which took
place in the early hours of Tuesday.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun police spokesperson, told
TheCable that a vigil was ongoing when the church was attacked.
He said the police are on the trail of the kidnappers and
would ensure the abducted worshippers are rescued.
“They were having a
vigil in that church, so the kidnappers came to attack them there. They
kidnapped two members of the church,” he said.
“We are on their trail, we are tracing them. It is our duty
to rescue those people that were abducted and we are doing everything possible
to do that.”
Oyeyemi advised residents to be vigilant and to inform the
nearest police station whenever they intend to have events at night.
“People should be
more vigilant because security is everybody’s business and our people are
supposed to play their own part,” he said.
“We have given a statement before now that whenever you want
to have a vigil, especially when it is in an isolated place, try as much as
possible to inform the direct police station close to that place so that they
will be having constant patrol of the area.”
Meanwhile, Oluwatomisin Ehuwaojomo, the parish priest, who
spoke to Daily Trust, said the kidnappers have demanded N50 million ransom from
the church.
He said: “When my assistant called me almost two hours after
they left, the kidnappers initially refused to speak with me but on his third
attempt, they spoke with me and requested for N50 million ransom. I told them
that I am a servant of God and I don’t receive a salary.”
The kidnapped victims are Oluwaseun Ajose, an assistant
parish priest, and Dagunro Ayobami, the Sunday school teacher.
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