Ogun State Police Command on Friday claims that the five abducted Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG pastors is now known.
According to the Police, they are being held by their abductors in a forest which they have located.
The five RRCG pastors have been identified as Chidioze Eluwa, Chiemela Iroha, Okoro Ohowukwe, Ndubuizi Owuabueze and Ibeleji Chidinma (female). According to reports, they were abducted at the J3, Ogbere – Ijebu – Ode(Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos – Ore expressway, on Thursday August 1st after they boarded a commercial vehicle from the Eastern part of the country, heading to the RCCG’s camp for a Ministers conference.
The police command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police currently know the geolocation of the hideout of the kidnappers but is being careful on how to rescue the clergymen without putting them in harms way.
“On the 1st of August 2019, at about 3:30 pm, the Ogun state police command received an information that a commercial vehicle with registration number KW 230 XA belonging to Abia line transport company was coming from the Eastern part of the country heading towards Lagos, on getting to J3 area of Ogbere, some hoodlums numbering about 10 suddenly came out of the forest and forcefully stopped the vehicle.
“Five amongst the passengers namely Chidioze Eluwa, Chiemela Iroha, Okoro Ohowukwe, Ndubuizi Owuabueze, and Ibeleji Chidinma (female) were abducted and taken to the forest.
“The commissioner of police cp Bashir Makama is personally leading the operation to rescue the victims with operatives from the command’s tactical squads combing the entire area.
“The hideout of the hoodlums has been geolocated but our men are trying to be tactical and professional in order not to jeopardize the lives of the victims we are making efforts to rescue. With the operation going on presently, we are rest assured that the victims will soon regain their freedom and the hoodlums will definitively be brought to book.”
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