Redeemed Christian Church of God mourns again as pastor was kidnapped in Ikorodu

Husband of Late Eunice Elisha during her burial

As Late Eunice Elisha, the female preacher of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, murdered in Abuja while evangelizing, was buried last Saturday, a pastor of the Church has also been kidnapped in Lagos.

Gunmen yesterday kidnapped a pastor of the RCCG, branch in Irawo, Ikorodu, Lagos.

The pastor was preparing for the workers meeting, when some people, pretending to be members who had come to worship, reportedly pulled out guns and whisked him away.

A church member, Williams, said the pastor was kidnapped at about 7a.m. around Santos Bus Stop, Irawo, because the workers meeting always holds before the day’s service and the pastor had to be in church much earlier.

William said: “He was busy preparing for the meeting, when suddenly some people came in dressed in beautiful attire and they were taken for members who had come to worship. It was not until they pulled out guns before it dawned on us that they are militants.”

Lamenting, a resident in the area, Isiaka Disu, said kidnapping was now a daily occurrence in Irawo area in Ikorodu. 

He called on the Lagos State government and the police to find lasting solution to the menace.

The resident said: “There is need for improved security in Ikorodu axis. It has become worse in the last one year.

Vanguard reports that the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Bamus, was yet to react on the matter.