Gunmen Storm Pastor's House, Kidnaps Him After Service

Posted by Thandiubani on Mon 06th Jun, 2016 - tori.ng

Daredevil kidnappers have stormed the house of a pastor in Ikorodu and forcefully taken him away from his home.

It was drama at Winners Estate in the Adamo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State as unknown gunmen kidnapped a pastor and another in broad daylight.

The incident took place on Saturday, May 21 at about 6:25pm. The name of the pastor was given as, Patrick. He was kidnapped after a house fellowship.

According to Punch, the gunmen, who were reportedly five in number, took Patrick away in their canoe, while the second victim was kidnapped during an inspection of his construction site.

It was learnt that the gunmen stormed Patrick’s apartment, where a house fellowship had just ended and attempted to take him away in his car. However, when the vehicle did not start, they took him away in a canoe.

The matter was reported at the Imota Police Division.

It was gathered that four days later, the kidnappers released Patrick after collecting an undisclosed ransom, and picked their second victim on the same day.

Giving more details about their plight a resident identified as Abimbola said, “Patrick’s kidnap was the first in the estate. Our estate is surrounded by water. The water flows to Mowo Kekere and Ijede, Ikorodu areas. Patrick had just finished coordinating a house fellowship at his apartment.

“He wanted to start his car and go out when the gunmen struck. They had been lurking in a bush opposite his apartment. They took him away in their canoe. The matter caused a lot of panic.

“It was four days later that the man was released after his family paid a ransom. The pastor has left the estate since the incident.

“The gunmen have informants. They have sophisticated weapons. We are praying that development should come to the estate, but with these attacks, development will be far from us.

“The gunmen still came last Tuesday. They were shooting sporadically. Everyone quickly shut their doors. That has been the situation around here.”

It was observed that residents have deserted their houses now as a result of the incident. They have urged the Police to come to their aid.