Armed kidnappers close in on Lagos, kidnap 20 at Kara -RCCG Pastor

Armed kidnappers close in on Lagos, kidnap 20 at Kara -RCCG Pastor

Herdsmen at Kara, a border area between Lagos and Ogun State has turned into a kidnap den, as about 20 members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God were kidnapped in the early hours of today.

A pastor in RCCG, Mr. Ghenga Obaleye made the revelation on his Facebook page earlier today. Most of the  content of the post has been deleted already probably due to pressure from higher authority.

The pastor said the gunmen emerged from their hideouts in Kara  at about 5:30 am and started shouting sporadically before abducting their victims. Some we gathered abandoned their vehicles, phones and laptops and ran the surrounding bushes for dear life.

Recall that Kara has become a beehive of activities with new settlements springing up in the area with makeshift slaughter slabs and livestock barns, even as commercial motorcycle operators now see Kara as a new haven following the restriction in Lagos.

According to Gbenga Obaleye about 20 persons were kidnapped early this morning by bandits around Kara Area between Lagos and Ogun State.

“This is not spoiling any tribe, my members in my church were coming from camp this morning at 5:30am, the fulanis came out from the KARA where they use to sell cows, 20 people have been taken into the bush, that little bush, my members left the car and ran back, shooting, they came back all money, laptop ATM have been taken, the phone they stole we used now to locate where they are as at 7am, pls police in Ogun axis pls help us not to disturb people in that area, truly they are all over I can’t believe this.”

In another post, Obaleye said he was sure that the bandits were targeting members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) returning from the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

“Kara is dangerous now when you are coming from Camp, the fulanis almost kidnapped members of my church 30mins ago, am sure they are targeting people coming from camp,” Obaleye said.

He is urging members of the RCCG not to be in a hurry to leave the camp after prayers but to wait until 7 am or thereabout.