Kogi State security operatives on Wednesday rescued three pastors and 13 other victims who had been kidnapped by hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST reports that the 16 victims, including the three pastors, were abducted after a crusade in Ejule, Ofu LGA.
They, however, regained their freedom after the intervention of a combined team of security personnel in the state. It was gathered that the pastors, who were guest ministers at the crusade, were on their way to their guest house after the second day of the three-day event. They were ambushed by hoodlums around 11 p.m. on Monday, January 20, on a street off the Ejule-Anyigba road.
Upon being alerted, the Nigerian Army quickly mobilised other security operatives, launching a thorough search that lasted two nights before locating the kidnappers in a forest. After a two-hour gunfight, the kidnappers fled with varying degrees of injury, leaving behind the victims. The state Deputy Governor, Joel Salifu, on Wednesday lauded the bravery of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies involved in the rescue.
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