No fewer than two persons have been abducted after suspected gunmen invaded a Celestial Church of Christ in the Mowe area of Ogun State.
According to reports, the incident happened Thursday at Oriyarin village in Mowe.
Police Spokesman Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident on Friday to newsmen in Abeokuta and identified the church members abducted as Oladapo Seyifunmi and Oluboboye Abiola.
Odutola explained that the abductors escaped through the thick bush behind the church.
“Report at my disposal on 28/3/2024 reveals that unidentified gunmen invaded a Celestial Church around Oriyarin village Mowe and abducted one Oladapo Seyifunmi, Oluboboye Abiola, and escaped through the thick forest behind the church,” she said.
Police PPRO, however, disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, had directed operatives of the command to go after the hoodlums to rescue the victims.