Police have arrested and detained pastor of a church in connection with about 50 children that were found in an underground apartment in his church in Ondo town, Ondo state.
It was gathered that the children were abducted and kept in the underground cell.
Sources in the police said: “the pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and are being detained.”
The abducted children were seen in a viral video trending on the social media. They were seen in a police patrol vehicle which conveyed them to the police station.
A voice was heard in the video saying “There are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in Valentino Area of Ondo.
Spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the discovery by police detectives.
Odunlam said the victims had been taken to the Akure headquarters of the Command.
“I don’t have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to the headquarters.
“I will give you the details as soon as I get it from the DPO.”
