Gunmen kidnap RCCG pastor

Pastor John Egla of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lafia, Nasarawa State has been abducted.
The cleric was abducted at his residence in Shabu, at about 1:16 a.m. on Wednesday. When contacted, the State Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, confirmed the abduction. Also, Nansel Ramhan, spokesman of the state police command has confirmed the incident.

Ramhan said Egla was abducted at his residence in Shabu community on the outskirts of the state.

He said the divisional police officer of Shabu reported hearing sporadic gunshots about 1:16 am on Wednesday, adding that on reaching the location, the police team discovered that the gunmen had abducted the pastor, who was with his family.

Ramhan said the police found six empty shells of AK-47 ammunition at the scene of the abduction. He said the police had deployed a team to rescue Egla.

Falaye Omoniyi, a senior pastor of RCCG, who corroborated the police spokesman’s report, said Egla was the pastor in charge of the church’s Oasis of Life Parish, Nasarawa province 2.

Omoniyi said though nobody was hurt during the incident, the wife of the pastor and members of his family have been left traumatised.

He appealed to the police to double their effort in rescuing the pastor.