Police, local vigilante comb forest to rescue kidnapped Methodist clergy, two others in Osun

Security agents, including policemen and local vigilante operatives have commenced combing of forest, located along Osogbo- Iwo expressway to rescue abducted Methodist Church clergy, Very Reverend Kayode Akande and two others leaders of the church, simply identified as Mr Bankole and Mr Omodunbi, who were abducted on Sunday night by suspected armed herdsmen.

This was made known on Monday by Bishop of Osogbo diocese, Most Reverend Amos Ogunrinde, who spoke to some journalists in Osogbo, Osun State capital.

However, as of the time of filing this report, the kidnapped clergy and two others have not been found.

It would be recalled that the trio were allegedly kidnapped around 7.10 pm on Sunday night while returning to Osogbo from a meeting held in Ile-Ogbo, a community near Iwo, in Osun State..

One of the priests, who spoke under the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment on the development explained that “the three people were returning to Osogbo from Ile Ogbo when the Fulani herdsmen took then away. They went for a meeting and they were on their way back to Osogbo when they were waylaid by the hoodlums”.

According to him, “the criminals released others and the two cars in which they were traveling and took away the three of them. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, was contacted and he acted promptly”.