Kidnapped Redeemed pastor regains freedom
A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Calabar, Sunday Adediran, has been released.
He was kidnapped on November 13 at the Ikot Eneobong area in Calabar.
On Monday, the police spokesperson in Cross River, Irene Ugbo, said that a teacher was also released alongside the pastor.
Ms Ugbo, who did not mention the teacher’s name that was also released, urged the public always to avail the command with useful and timely information to help them respond to such cases appropriately.
“The Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, issued a strict order to men of the Anti-Kidnapping and Cultism Squad to go for their release they immediately swung into action,” said the police. “I want to commend the swift action of SP Awodi Abdulhameed and his Dragon squad. Their effort yielded results, and I can confirm to you that the victims are now in safe hands.”
The police statement added, “I want to appeal to the public not to wait until something happens before they report. They should always report strange movement around them to curb this kind of ugly incident.”
(NAN)
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