Some little children were reportedly found in an underground apartment of a church in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area, on Friday night.
The children, who had been kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment for days, were discovered after a tip-off and were rescued by security operatives who invaded the church on Friday night.
A source, who disclosed this, said that the rescued victims, numbering over 50, had been in the apartment for a day before they were rescued by the police.
He explained that the security operatives arrested the pastor in charge of the church and some of the church members in connection with the incident.
The children who were seen in a police vehicle in a 40-second video, while a voice said
“These are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo.
“The pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and were also in the police patrol van of the police”
Meanwhile, when contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said the victims had been taken to the Akure headquarters of the command.
“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 them from the DPO,” the PPRO stated.
