A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God has been kidnapped by
yet-to-be identified persons. It was gathered that Pastor Ayo Raphael
was kidnapped during the Sunday service at the Resurrection parish of
the RCCG in Kabba junction in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
Eyewitnesses said the kidnappers, numbering about 10, stormed the church
auditorium at about 9am and ordered the congregation to lie face down.
An eyewitness, who pleaded not to be named, said, “The pastor was
dragged out of the church into the bush while the abductors shot
sporadically into the air to facilitate their escape.”
Although no lives were lost, many members of the congregation were said
to have sustained injuries as a result of their scampering for safety as
the kidnappers were shooting into the air.
Punch Metro gathered that the kidnappers had contacted the church, demanding N50m before the pastor could be released.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, an
Assistant Superintendent of Police, said he had yet to be briefed about
the incident.
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