The police in Ondo State said it has rescued no fewer than 77 people in a case of suspected abduction from The Whole Bible Deliverance Church in Ondo Town, Ondo West LGA of the state.
SP Funmilayo Odunlami, the command’s spokeswoman, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Akure.
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She said the rescue operation was possible following intelligence report gathered by the police at Fagun Division in the town.
According to the PPRO, it was gathered that some children were being harboured at The Whole Bible Believers Church, AKA Ondo Church, Valentino area, Ondo town.
“Policemen were sent to the church to invite the pastor and the members of the church on sighting the police attacked them.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that one Pastor Josiah Peter Asumosa, an assistant pastor in the church, was the one who told the members that ‘Rapture’ will take place in April.
“But later, he said it had been changed to September, 2022, and told the young members to obey only their parents in the Lord.
“A family member who was also around during the rescue said their daughter, a part-three student, dropped out of school due to the strange teachings of the pastor and left home in January, 2022 to live in the church.
“In all, 77 members, including 26 children, eight teenagers and 43 adult members, were rescued from the church,” she said.
Odunlami, who said the two pastors were in police custody, added that investigation had commenced and the outcome would be made known to the public.(NAN)
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