Dozens of kidnapped children found in Ondo church basement
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Dozens of children were reportedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino neighborhood of Ondo town, Ondo state on Friday evening.
It has been established that the children were kidnapped and held in the underground apartment of the church.
A source said the victims were over 50 as police rescued them and arrested the pastor and some church members.
In a viral video, the children were seen in a police patrol vehicle which took them to the police station.
In the 1 minute and 40 second video, a voice was heard saying, "These are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in the Valentino neighborhood of Ondo. The pastor and some members of the church were arrested and were also in the police patrol van.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Ms. Funmilayo Odunlami, said the victims were taken to Akure Command Headquarters.
"I don't have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to headquarters. I will give you the details as soon as I get them from the DPO," the PPRO said.
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Dozens of children were reportedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino neighborhood of Ondo town, Ondo state on Friday evening.
It has been established that the children were kidnapped and held in the underground apartment of the church.
A source said the victims were over 50 as police rescued them and arrested the pastor and some church members.
In a viral video, the children were seen in a police patrol vehicle which took them to the police station.
In the 1 minute and 40 second video, a voice was heard saying, "These are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in the Valentino neighborhood of Ondo. The pastor and some members of the church were arrested and were also in the police patrol van.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Ms. Funmilayo Odunlami, said the victims were taken to Akure Command Headquarters.
"I don't have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to headquarters. I will give you the details as soon as I get them from the DPO," the PPRO said.
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