Gunmen abduct two worshippers in Ogun church

The police in command in Ogun says two people have been kidnapped from a church by suspected gunmen in Obafemi Owode LGA of Ogun state.

The gunmen reportedly attacked a celestial church near Oriyarin village in the Mowe community on Thursday and abducted two worshippers identified as Oladapo Seyifunmi and Oluboboye Abiola.

In a statement on Friday, Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, said the perpetrators fled through a thick forest behind the church.

“Suspected kidnapping: Report at my disposal reveals that on 28/3/2024, unidentified gunmen invaded a Celestial Church around Oriyarin village Mowe and abducted one Oladapo Seyifunmi andu Oluboboye Abiola and escaped through the thick forest behind the church,” the statement reads.

“The Commissioner of Police, Alamutu Abiodun, has been briefed, and he has ordered immediate mobilisation of security personnel to go after the hoodlums.”