{"id":32588,"date":"2021-04-09T04:32:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T03:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=32588"},"modified":"2021-04-09T04:32:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T03:32:33","slug":"adeboye-rccg-elated-others-call-for-prayers-for-abducted-anglicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=32588","title":{"rendered":"Adeboye, RCCG elated; others call for prayers for abducted Anglicans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elated members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God continued through Thursday to thank God following confirmation of the release of eight of their members by abductors in Nigeria&#8217;s new capital of abduction, Kaduna.<br \/><br \/>Their release comes as a cacophony of prayers were raised for the release of four members of the Anglican Church, Zaria kidnapped in the same state.<br \/><br \/>Confirmation of the release of the RCCG members came via a Tweet by Head of the church, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.<br \/><br \/>He tweeted: \u201cToday I got the exciting news that our brethren who were in captivity of kidnappers have all been released and taken to the hospital for checkup and tests. Glory be to Jesus.\u201d<br \/><br \/>A prayer sighted across many platforms, among others, for their release and comfort for the family of a dead driver, and recovery for the injured reads: &#8220;PRAYER ALERT<br \/><br \/>&#8220;Some members of the St. Andrew&#8217;s Church GRA Zaria have been abducted.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Church driver was shot dead while 4 persons &#8230;were abducted.<br \/><br \/>&#8220;Several were wounded and are under medical care.<br \/><br \/>&#8220;Please pray.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-everyday-ng wp-block-embed-everyday-ng\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/everyday.ng\/four-anglican-church-members-abducted-as-el-rufai-insist-govt-sent-no-one-as-intermediary\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A busload of members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were reportedly attacked exactly two weeks ago by gunmen in Kaduna State.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims were kidnapped during the attack on their way to Kachia in preparation for the church\u2019s&nbsp;\u2018Let\u2019s Go a Fishing\u2019&nbsp;Easter programme, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head, Media and Public Relations of RCCG, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, confirmed the abduction then, declining further comments.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other sources said the evangelists were on their way to Kafanchan, while a Facebook comment by one\u00a0Mr Eje Kenny Faraday, read that he \u201cnarrowly escaped being a victim,\u201d had broken the news on his Facebook wall with the photograph of the empty bus around 7.00 p.m. that Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll passengers in the bus (were) kidnapped along Kachia Road, Km 63 from Kaduna,\u201d he posted on his Facebook wall.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elated members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God continued through Thursday to thank God following confirmation of the release of eight of their members by abductors in Nigeria&#8217;s new capital of abduction, Kaduna. 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