… pastor, church members arrested
Police, on Saturday, in Ondo State rescued over 50 children from an underground apartment of a church in the state.
The children were found locked up in an underground apartment of the church located in the Valentino area of Ondo town.
A voice was heard among the abducted children, in a video that has gone viral on social media saying, “There are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in Valentino Area of Ondo.
“The pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and were also in the patrol van of the police.”
Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, told newsmen that the victims had been taken to the command’s headquarters in Akure.
She added that details of the incident were still sketchy.
“I don’t have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to the headquarters,” she said.