The family of Otamayomi Ogedengbe, pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church, who was kidnapped on Monday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has begged Nigerians and the security agencies, to help secure the release of their breadwinner.
Wife of the kidnapped pastor, Yinka Ogedengbe with Businessday on Wednesday, in Akure, appealed to the security agencies in the state to rise up and rescue her husband, saying her husband is the only son of his parents.
Narrating how it happened, the woman said her husband was kidnapped by some gunmen as the church service was about to close. She added that her husband was driven away in a car by his abductors who shot sporadically into the air to scare church members away.
“I beg all Nigerians to help the release of my husband. He is a man who cannot hurt a fly. They should release him because he is always on medication. I beg security agents to rise to the occasion and help me to secure his release.
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“He is the only son of his parents, please I beg you all to help me; I can no longer sleep. He is my companion of over 37 years,” lamented Yinka.
Meanwhile, Bolaji Salami, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, has vowed to rescue the pastor.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, who spoke on behalf of the CP, said they would do everything within their power in collaboration with other security agencies to arrest those behind the pastor’s abduction.
“We do hope that this man of God will come out safely very soon. As I am talking to you right now, our men with other security agents are in the forest to rescue the man,” Ikoro said.
