Gunmen have abducted the Founder of Solid Rock Kingdom Church, Apostle John Okoriko, at Akpan Nya in the Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
An eyewitness, who declined to be named, disclosed that the gunmen, on Tuesday, jumped through the fence and invaded the church where the pastor lives.
He said the gunmen shot sporadically, dragged and whisked the octogenarian away.
The eyewitness explained that the incident has thrown the church and the entire Ibekwe community into panic as the whereabouts of the pastor remain unknown.
The incident was confirmed by the Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, on Wednesday.
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Macdon stated that the abduction occurred at about 5 p.m. at the pastor’s church residence in Mkpat Enin on Tuesday.
The police spokesperson said: “We have received the report and the Commissioner of Police (CP) has ordered an investigation to commence.
“As I speak, a lot has been done already; I want to believe that we will get to the root in no distance time.”
He added that the police command is working assiduously to unravel the crime and bring the perpetrators to book.
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