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Kaduna Abduction: Eight RCCG Members Regain Freedom
- The members of the RCCG Region 30, Trinity Sanctuary in Kaduna were on their way to Kachia for an evangelical outreach programme when their bus was ambushed by bandits
The eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) kidnapped by bandits on March 26 in Kaduna State have regained freedom.
Shortly after their release, all the abducted persons were taken to a hospital for medical check-up, Pastor Enoch Adeboye who is the General Overseer of RCCG said in a tweet on Thursday.
The clergyman announced the release of the church members two weeks after they were abducted by bandits while on transit along the Kachia Road in the southern part of Kaduna.
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Today I got the exciting news that our brethren who were in captivity of kidnappers have all been released and taken to the Hospital for checkup and tests.
Glory be to Jesus.
We pray for lasting peace in all troubled regions of the country in Jesus name.— Pastor Adeboye (@PastorEAAdeboye) April 8, 2021
Although it is unclear if any ransom was paid, sources close to the freed victims disclosed that they were released in batches.
Three of them were said to have been released by heir abductors on Tuesday, while the remaining five persons regained freedom on Thursday.
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