…Assure Victims’ll Be Rescued

…Urge religious leaders to adhere to Govt’s directive on late-night gatherings

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Falade Adegoroye said investigation has commenced on the incident of abduction that occured yesterday in Eda Oniyo- Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti state, where suspected hoodlums in the evening fatally attacked a Christ Apostolic Church at the community.

A press release on Wednesday, signed by the Police public relations officer, PPRO, Abutu Sunday, stated that a preliminary investigation revealed that the incident occurred on Tuesday while the church members were holding their All Night Prayers somewhere around the outskirts of the town.

The police said: “A group of yet to be identified gunmen numbering about five attacked the worshippers, fatally shot the pastor and abducted some of the church members.

“The Police in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, the Amotekun Corps, the Agro Marshal, the Vigilantes and the local hunters have commenced an aggressive bush combing operation and a serious manhunt on the perpetrators in order to ensure the rescue of the victims and the arrest and prosecution of the culprits.

“The Command CP calls for calm as necessary steps are currently being taken to salvage the situation and forestall reoccurrence, while imploring members of the public, especially religious leaders to strictly adhere to the State Government’s earlier directive that all gatherings especially late night gatherings should not be held without the knowledge of the Police for the purpose of providing adequate security before, during and after “the events.

“Members of the public are charged to be security conscious, vigilant and promptly report any suspicious person or group of persons found within their environments to the Police and other security agencies for necessary proactive actions.”

The police in the statement therefore added its emergency phone number as “08062335577′.