The Kwara State Government has announced the release of the 38 worshippers who were abducted by bandits from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, said the worshippers were released on Sunday.
The statement, however, did not disclose how the abductees regained their freedom.
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says he was excited to announce the freedom of 38 persons who were recently abducted in an attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Eruku, Ekiti LGA, Kwara State after many days of hard work by security forces and government representatives.
ELSEWHERE, Fifty of the more than 300 children abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state have escaped their captors.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, adding they escaped between Friday and Saturday.
CAN says the pupils have reunited with their parents as they could not return to the school after they escaped.
The Body also called for calm, seeking prayers for the successful rescue of the remaining victims.
