My people, e don set for Ejiba as terrorists wey hold worshippers for Cherubim and Seraphim Church don drop serious 48-hour ultimatum. Dem dey ask for ₦500 million, about $270k, or else na wah go happen!
As we dey yarn now, people for Yagba West dey waka for fear like small pikin wey no wan hear story. Dem bandits waka enter the church for November 30, snatching people wey just gather to worship, and now dem don dey threaten to do ‘something’ if dem no see their money.
Since that day, na silence dey reign from Governor Usman Ododo, no clear statement from him wey go ease the tension for the matter. Families dey cry out as they no fit sit down and watch their loved ones suffer for the hands of these evil men. One video don sabi circulate online wey show the pastor’s family dey kneel down beg for help, and my people, it no easy at all!
Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo don talk say security forces dey work underground to ensure say everybody go come back alive. He tell the people to calm down, but for the ground, na different matter entirely! Dem dey scream say we no go fit raise 500 million just like that, wetin dem wan make we do?
Major Subu Ahmed wey get military rank don say dem don increase operation for the bush wey connect Kogi, Kwara, and Niger states. “No Ransom, we go rescue,” na wetin he talk. But make we face reality, this fight no dey easy like dat.
Local vigilante boss, Gbemisola Opeoluwa, don expose say these people sabi all the area well well, as dem don survey the church before dem attack. The matter don serious, my people! Human rights activist don dey warn say na serious pattern of rural terrorism we dey see here o, especially for church as Christmas dey near.
But no be all Gist o! Some experts don dey warn say if these bandits continue to dey collect ransom, e fit turn into serious wahala for us, because na so dem dey build war chest.!!
Dr. Samuel Adekunle don tell us say if dis matter no change, all the churches go de poor, and worshippers go dey suffer even more. Wetin we go do if these guys dey cash out every time?
People dey waka around ye! The fear don dey enter everybody like say dem wan start Jazz. Na so the community dey hope say government go fit do something quick quick before bandits follow through with their threat.
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