{"id":326710,"date":"2025-12-01T22:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/kogi-govt-deploys-rescue-team-and-helicopter-after-worshippers-abducted\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T22:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:38:59","slug":"kogi-govt-deploys-rescue-team-and-helicopter-after-worshippers-abducted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=326710","title":{"rendered":"Kogi Govt Deploys Rescue Team And Helicopter After Worshippers Abducted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-14529\">\n<div class=\"post-header post-tp-1-header\">\n<div class=\"single-featured\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"283\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcebiscoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201064341_722073588_4734173993973043289_284_283_85_webp.webp?resize=284%2C283&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix single-post-content\">\n<p>Kogi State Government has deployed a surveillance helicopter and anti-kidnapping squad of the state\u2019s Police Command for rescue of the worshippers abducted by armed bandits on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>NPO Reported that the gunmen had in the early hours of Sunday stormed a Cherubim and Seraphim church in Ejiba community, Yagba West Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>They abducted the church\u2019s Pastor, his wife, and unconfirmed number of worshippers.<\/p>\n<p>The incident had thrown the community into chaos, with people running shelter-skelter in search of a safe place to hide.<\/p>\n<p>A now viral video shared on X by one of the residents showed the church located in a dense bushy area deserted few minutes after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>While the state government had confirmed the incident, it assured members of the community of rescuing the kidnapped victims.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the move in ensuring the rescue of the victims, the Kogi government deployed the helicopter to the community.<\/p>\n<p>A video shared on X captured moment the helicopter landed in Ejigba with its propeller stirring dust as residents trooped out to catch a glimpse of the aircraft,<\/p>\n<p>See video below<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kogi State Government has deployed a surveillance helicopter and anti-kidnapping squad of the state\u2019s Police Command for rescue of the worshippers abducted by armed bandits on Sunday. 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