An Assemblies of God Church pastor, Mr. James Enyidah, was on Thursday, kidnapped by unknown gunmen along Isiokpo-Elele road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Enyindah, who is popularly known as Enyi Jesus, was in charge of one of the churches in Ubima Community of the area.
Southern City News gathered that Enyindah was taken hostage while allegedly going to Elele Division Police Headquarters to visit one of his members that was arrested by the police in Ubima.
A source hinted that the young man in detention was allegedly a member of one of the cult groups terrorising the community, but was recently converted into Christianity by Enyindah.
A member of his church, Mr. Chibuzor Amadi, who was allegedly with the victim in the car when the incident happened, narrated that the clergyman, was dragged out of the car into the bush by the armed men.
Amadi noted that he pleaded with the hoodlums to free Enyindah, but they pounced on him and gave him a serious beating.
“We were going to police station or Elele military barracks to ask for the whereabouts of one of our members arrested by the military during the recent raid in the community. But on getting to Isiokpo, in one of the bush parts, some armed young men came out of the bush.
“They asked us where we were going and we told them. The next thing I saw was that they dragged out my pastor and ask him to follow them. When my pastor tried to resist them, they immediately shot sporadically on the air. And when I pleaded, they started beating me.”
As of press time, contact had not been established with the abductors of the clergyman.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Omoni Nnamdi, said the police were aware, adding that investigations had commenced.
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