Gunmen have abducted the Pastor of Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria (CEFN) Church, Pastor Friday Adehi, and a church member, Brother Gabriel Ezekiel
The victim were kidnapped shortly after church service on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
It was gathered that both clergies were travelling on a motorcycle when they ran into the kidnappers along Ajegwu-Ojodu road in Ofu Local Government of Kogi State.
According to the Guardian, Adehi and Ezekiel attended a naming ceremony of another member of the church after their service on Sunday and were returning to their residence in Itobe when they were abducted at gunpoint.
“The incident happened between 3-4 pm on 24th August 2025 (Sunday) when both members of the church were returning from Ojodu to Itobe riding on his bike with another man accompanying him. Then the kidnappers, who were laying in ambush, suddenly burst onto the road when they sighted the motorcyclist approaching. The kidnappers stopped them at gunpoint and directed them into the bush,” an eyewitness said.
It was learnt that the local vigilantes, under the joint task force with the military, are already on the trail of the kidnappers.
A community effort to clear the bushes along the main road from Itobe to Anyigba to expose kidnappers laying ambush by the roadside is in progress through funds contributed by philanthropic individuals, including Dr. Simeon Oyigu.
Meanwhile, the CEFN Church and other Christian faithful have declared prayers and fasting for God’s intervention in the safety and freedom of the church members.
