Kidnappers Free Redeemed Church Pastor, Teacher In Calabar

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Sunday Adediran, who was kidnapped on Saturday, November 13 at Ikot Eneobong area in Calabar has regained his freedom.

Also set free by the kidnappers is an unnamed School teacher who was taken hostage during the incident

Confirming their release in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar, Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Irene Ugbo, urged the public to always avail the Command with useful and timely information to help them respond to such cases appropriately.

Ugbo, who did not mention the teacher’s name, said; “The Commissioner of Police, Mr Aminu Alhassan, issued a strict order to men of Anti Kidnapping and Cultism Squad to go for their release, and immediately, they swung into action.

“I want to commend the swift action of SP Awodi Abdulhameed and his Dragon squad, their efforts yielded results and I can confirm to you that the victims are now in safe hands.

“I want to appeal to the public not to wait until something happens before they report, they should always report strange movement around them to curb this kind of ugly incident,” she said.

However, the Police spokesperson did not volunteer any information on whether ransom was paid to the abductors before their victims were released – NAN