The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of one of the worshippers kidnapped by gunmen at a church at Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. 

The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital.

“We are pleased to inform members of the public that one Oladapo Oluwaseyifunmi, the kidnapped Shepherd of the Celestial Church, has been rescued through the relentless combing of the forest by policemen, hunters, vigilantes and Amotekun,” she said in a statement.

According to her, the rescued victim has been reunited with his family.

Seyifunmi alongside Oluboboye Abiola were reportedly kidnapped on Thursday and taken away by gunmen. The incident happened on Thursday at the church near Oriyarin village, in the Mowe area of the state.