Ondo State Police Command on Saturday said it had rescued eight out of twenty five Christ Apostolic Church members abducted by some gummen on Friday evening.
The victims, who were said to be choristers of the church in Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital.
They were reportedly attacked and kidnapped on the Benin-Akure Expressway, around the Ifon area in Ose Local Government Area of the state on their way to Ifon, for a burial ceremony
Confirming the good news on a WhatsApp platform, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, added that efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.