Gunmen have reportedly Kidnapped popular preacher and motivational speaker, Reverend Mike Ochigbo in Adamawa State.
Ochigbo, who is the General Overseer of Freedom Power Chapel, was forced at gunpoint out of his home located in Nyibango in the wee hours of Wednesday.
In a similar development, one Pastor John Moses was also kidnapped by unknown gunmen the same night.
A resident of the area, Joseph Kuna, said the gunmen invaded the residence of the Pentecostal pastor around 2 am and whisked him away after shooting sporadically into the air.
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He said:
“Their gunfire which lasted for about an hour or one and a half hours rattled the neighbourhood; so early this morning, we were told the pastor had been abducted.
“He helps me every morning, especially with the transportation of my kids to school. This morning, I told my kid that ‘Daddy’ has been kidnapped,”
As at the time of filing this report the pastor’s whereabout was unknown.
The spokesperson for Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, while confirming the incident said operatives have been deployed to rescue those abducted.
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According to him, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, has deployed operatives of the Command drawn from the Special Rapid Response Team (SRRT), Crack Squad and other Tactical Squads to carry out a tactical and intelligence-driven 24/7 operation on Criminal Hideouts and Black Spots to rescue the Kidnapped, Rev. Mike Ochigbo and another Pastor John Moses, who was also kidnapped by gunmen.
