Ganzallo disclosed that seven abducted members of the RCCG parish in Ogun were rescued unhurt, while one of the kidnappers was killed.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Gunmen have killed a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish in Abule-Ori, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun.
According to the Commander of Ogun State So-Safe Corps, Soji Ganzallo, the attack occurred at midnight on Saturday.
Mr Ganzallo told the press on Sunday that officials of the corps, however, rescued seven church members who were taken captive and killed one of the kidnappers during a rescue operation.
A statement made available to journalists by the So-Safe Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf Yusuf, said: “The Owode-Egba Zonal Command of the corps, under Jimoh Omoniyi, received a distress call that some members of the RCCG, Desires of Nations Parish, under Ogun Province 22, Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area were attacked during a vigil.
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“That seven members of the church were kidnapped and the pastor killed.
“Officers of the Corps were charged to go after the suspects to rescue the victims unhurt and the officers swung into action immediately.”
Ganzallo disclosed that the seven victims were rescued unhurt, while one of the kidnappers was killed, saying many of the suspects sustained serious injuries during a fire exchange.
He said that a joint team of the police and the So-Safe Corps were already after the fleeing kidnappers to capture them alive.
The commander said that the body of the dead kidnapper had been deposited in a nearby morgue.