Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 25 members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Igan, Akure, the Ondo state capital.
The Informant247 gathered that the choir members were abducted around 3 p.m. on Friday while travelling along Ifon in the Ose council area of the state for a burial ceremony.
According to a church member who spoke with newsmen, the victims were going for the burial ceremony of a church member when the kidnappers struck.
According to her, the vehicle conveying the victims was abandoned on the highway.
However, when contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, while confirming the incident, said that the police were informed that a church Bus with the Inscription CAC was abandoned around the Elegbeka area, and there are suspicions that the passengers in the vehicle were kidnapped.
Odunlami added,” The Police Anti kidnapping squad and other tactical teams have been deployed to the area to rescue the victims and arrest all involved in the crime.