Suspected gunmen have killed the Pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Desires of Nations Parish located in Abule-Ori area of Obafemi Owode Local Government of Ogun State and abducted seven members of the church.
The attackers struck around 12 midnight while the victims were observing a vigil inside the Church on Saturday.
The kidnapped victims were however rescued later by the operatives of the So – Safe – Corps, a security outfit of the Ogun State Government.
The Commander of So-Safe Corps, Dr Soji Ganzallo confirmed this in a statement on Sunday through the Corps’ Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
Ganzallo stated that the Owode-Egba Zonal Command under leadership of Jimoh Omoniyi received a distress call that some members of the RCCG at Abule-Ori area of Obafemi Owode had been kidnapped while the pastor was killed in the process.
He noted that the operatives of the Corps responded to the distress calls, combed the surrounding areas and rescued the victims unhurt after exchange of fire with the kidnappers.
He said that one of the kidnappers was neutralized while other fled with gunshot wounds
Ganzallo added that a joint team of the Nigeria Police and the So-Safe Corps were strategically going after the fleeing suspected kidnappers to capture them alive.
According to him, the body of the kidnapper that died during the crossfire had been deposited in the nearby morgue.