Unknown gunmen on Saturday stormed a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), in Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, killing the Pastor and abducting seven worshippers. The Ogun State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, confirmed the incident, saying his officers rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during a rescue operation.
This was revealed by the So-Safe Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf Yusuf.
Yusuf disclosed that the incident occurred at about 12 am on Saturday, July 1.
The So-safe Corps Commander was quoted in the statement saying, “The special operation team of the Corps, Owode-Egba Zonal Command, under ACC Jimoh Rasaki Omoniyi, received a distress call that some of the members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Desires of Nations Parish, under Ogun Province 22, Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area were attacked during a vigil; seven members of the church were kidnapped and the pastor killed.”
According to him, "officers of the Corps were charged to go after the suspects to rescue the victims unhurt, stating that the officers swung into action immediately.”
Ganzallo further stated, “The seven victims were rescued unhurt, while one of the kidnappers was killed and many of the suspects sustained a serious injury during a fire exchange.”
He added, “The joint team of the police and the So-Safe Corps were after the fleeing suspected kidnappers to capture them alive.”
“The body of the deceased kidnapper had been deposited in a nearby morgue,” the commander concluded.