By Temitope Adedeji
THE Police in Ondo State have rescued over 70 children from an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino area of Ondo town.
The pastor, his assistant and some church members have been arrested.
In a viral video trending on social media, a voice among the abducted children was heard 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.”
KaftanPost learnt that these persons were abducted and kept in the underground cell in the Whole Bible Believer Church located in the Valentino area of the city.
It was gathered that the victims were camped in the church with the instruction that none of them must go out and that they should expect the second coming of Jesus Christ at any moment.
The rescued people were seen in three buses escorted by police patrol vehicles that conveyed them to Police Command headquarters in Akure.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the development.
According to her, “I don’t have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to the headquarters. I will give you the details as soon as I get it from the DPO.”
