Pastor Friday Adehi of Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria (CEFN) Church, and another church member, Brother Gabriel Ezekiel, have been abducted by armed men.
According to our source, both men were travelling on a motorcycle when they ran into the kidnappers along Ajegwu-Ojodu road in Ofu local government of Kogi state, shortly after church service on Sunday.
The church members were said to have attended a naming ceremony of another member of the church after their church service on Sunday and were returning to their residence in Itobe when they were abducted at gunpoint.
An eye witness said, “The incident happened between 3-4pm, 24th August 2025 (Sunday) when both members of the church were returning from Ojodu to Itobe riding on his bike with another man accompanying him. Then the kidnappers who were laying ambush suddenly burst out to the road when they sighted the motorcyclist approaching. The kidnappers stopped them at gunpoint and directed them into the bush.
Our correspondent gathered that the local vigilantes under the joint task force with the military are already on the trail of the kidnappers.
Efforts by the community to clear the bushes along the main road from Itobe to Anyigba to expose kidnappers laying ambush by the roadside is in progress through funds contributed by well-meaning individuals, and others like Dr Simeon Oyigu.
Meanwhile, the CEFN Church and other christian faithfuls have declare prayers and fasting for God’s intervention in the safety and freedom of the church members.
Our correspondent reported that only yesterday, the apex Igala socio-cultural organizations ICDA and Ukomu Igala have called on the Kogi state government to prioritize the deployment of drone technology to effectively track kidnappers and bandits using the forests as their hideouts to negotiate ransom.
The group believed strongly that only with such strategy will the joint task force achieve results on their war against criminals in the forests.
The Police public relations officer SP William Ovye is however unavailable to confirm the incidence as his phone line was not accessible.
