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.
A witness disclosed that the gunmen, on Tuesday, scaled the fence and invaded the residence of the pastor on the premises of the church.
He said the gunmen shot sporadically, dragged and whisked the octogenarian away.
The witness explained that the incident had thrown the church and the entire Ibekwe community into panic as the whereabouts of the pastor remained unknown.
The incident was confirmed by the Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, on Wednesday.
Macdon stated that the abduction occurred 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 was working assiduously to unravel the crime and bring the perpetrators to book.
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