Gunmen have reportedly invaded the First Baptist Church Nekede in Imo State and abducted the wife of the General Manager of Imo State Zoological Garden, Mrs. Bola Abioye.
Sources confirmed that the gunmen who invaded the church in a Sienna ash-coloured-tinted glass and dressed in police vest, stormed the church immediately after the Sunday Service at about 1:30pm, shooting sporadically.
Narrating the ugly development, a worshiper , who gave her name as Dr Blessing, said the church had just concluded thanksgiving while members were heading to the car park to drive out to the venue of merriment when the gunmen struck.
According to him: “The church had just dismissed so everyone was heading to the car park with the intention to go to the home of the member only for an ash-coloured Sienna vehicle to drive in shooting sporadically.
”The abductors who wore police vests were shooting right there at the car park. They first dragged a woman but after some seconds, one of them shouted it’s not this one.
“Before they went to drag Mrs Abioye shooting directly to scare people away. Though she tried to resist, there was so much commotion. And within minutes, they drove off still shooting.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Michael Abattam, said the Imo State Command is yet to be briefed about the incident, promising to brief with further details.