Kogiflame
Kogi State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed rescuing two kidnapped worshippers from their abductors.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP William Aya disclosed this.
Recalled that gunmen last week Friday reportedly stormed a prayer session at a remote mountain site in Egbola area, along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State and abducted two people.
The incident it was gathered occured in the wee hours of Friday.
Reacting to this development, the Police Spokeperson said “The worshippers were kidnapped and rescued immediately by combined security forces. In the night, they went to the mountain to pray. So, the gunmen went and abducted them.
“When we got the information, the Police in collaboration with Vigilantes chased them into the bush. It got to a point that the pressure was too much and they abandoned their victims. The victims escaped from their abducted.
Aya added that reports making the rounds that scores of worshippers were kidnapped was false and misleading, urging media organizations to always verify their information before to to press.
