One of the two worshippers abducted at Celestial Church of Christ, Oriyarin Parish, Mowe in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oladapo Seyifunmi, has been released from captivity.
SP Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, revealed this information in a post shared on her authenticated Facebook page on Saturday night.
Odutola said, “We are pleased to inform members of the public that one Oladapo Oluwaseyifunmi, Shepherd of the Celestial Church kidnapped, has been rescued through the relentless combing of the forest by policemen, hunters, VGN, Amotekun.
He has been reunited with his family.”
Seyifunmi and Oluboboye Abiola were allegedly abducted from the church premises on Thursday during an invasion by unidentified gunmen.
On Friday, Odutola officially confirmed the abduction of the two worshippers through the police’s official social media platform.
She said, “Report at my disposal 28/3/2024 at about reveals that unidentified gunmen, invaded a Celestial Church around Oriyarin village, Mowe, and abducted one Oladapo Seyifunmi, Oluboboye Abiola, and escaped through the thick forest behind the church.”