About 25 choir members of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital, have been kidnapped by armed bandits.
They were abducted around 3 pm on Friday, Sept. 29, while travelling to Ifon in the Ose council area of the state for a burial ceremony.
A church member, who spoke with newsmen said that the victims were going for the burial ceremony of a church member when the kidnappers struck.
According to her, the vehicle conveying the victims was abandoned on the highway.
A woman said two of her family members were among the kidnapped church members.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami said: “The police were informed that a church bus with the Inscription CAC was abandoned around Elegbeka area and there are suspicions that the passengers in the vehicle were kidnapped.
Odunlami added, “The Police Anti-kidnapping squad and other tactical teams have been deployed to the area to rescue the victims and arrest all involved in the crime.”
