Ondo police command has rescued eight members of Christ Apostolic church who were abducted on Friday while on their way for a burial ceremony.
Their rescue was confirmed in a statement made by the Ondo police command on Saturday.
Recall that 25 members of the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo State were abducted by some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Friday evening
The victims, who were said to be choristers of the church, were reportedly attacked and kidnapped on the Benin-Akure Expressway, around the Ifon area in Ose Local Government Area of the state.
While speaking on the accident, the state spokesman of the command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed that eight of the victims had been rescued while efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.
“Good news!, eight victims rescued, effort is on to rescue others unhurt”, she said on a WhatsApp platform.
