Crime
Pastor in whose church 77 children were found underground speaks
The Pastor in charge of the church, where 77 children were found in an underground bunker in Ondo state, David Anifowose has opened up on why the children were kept in the bunker.
Recall that no fewer than 50 kids were found in the bunker of the church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
It was gathered that the victims include 25 children and 52 adults making a total of 77 people.
The kids were allegedly kidnapped and held there before they were rescued on Friday.
Speaking while being paraded at the police headquarters, along Igbatoro Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday, the Pastor in charge of the church, David Anifowose, said he received the instruction from God that they should camp in the church until his second coming.
“I was the one that received the instruction from God that the people can stay in the church and wait for his second coming. And my members were waiting for the second coming of Jesus when the policemen invaded the church and arrested us.”
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