The Kogi State government has warned churches and other worship centers to consider relocating from attack prone areas because of insecurity.
Naijaonpoint reports that this followed the attack on a attack on a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday.
Armed bandits had broken into the church during early morning service, abducting the pastor, his wife, and other worshipers.
Reacting Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo said, “Worship Centres in the outskirts should also reconsider worshipping in crime-prone areas for now until the situation gets better.
“Worshipping in the bush without security in this era, just a few weeks after worshippers were abducted from a church in Kwara State, to me is not ideal.
“We all need to be security conscious at this time. We also need to volunteer intelligence.”
“I am also aware that the security network, comprising the conventional security agencies and the local security architecture are currently doing what they should do. We have no figures yet as we await security agencies to carry out their findings and report back to the public.
“We urge the citizens to be security-conscious and also report suspicious movements and faces to security agencies. When you see something, say something,” he added.
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