Shocker!!! How Another Ritualists’ Den Was Discovered In Lagos As several Kidnapped Victims Were Rescued – Details!

Another ritualists’ den has been uncovered at Ogolonto area of Ikorodu, Lagos, with at least eight victims, reportedly kidnapped from different parts of the country, rescued. One of the victims, a 52-year‑old man, who identified himself simply as Onwurah, alleged that his wife had a hand in his kidnap, saying he had spent two years in the enclave.

The den was uncovered following a foiled attempt by a mother of four to take one of her kidnapped victims, a seven year‑old boy, to the den. It was gathered that the woman identified as Mrs Rosemary Chukwu, who resides at 33, Omologede Street, behind C&S Primary School, allegedly abducted the seven-year‑old primary school pupil, Emmanuel Emeka, on his way to fetch water from a public well at about 6.30 a.m.

The kidnapped boy’s mother was said to have raised alarm over his unusual delay, which caused residents to conduct a search around the neighborhood for Emeka. An Eye witnesses, Oyetoye Gbemi reported that the alleged kidnapper was sighted with a suitcase on her head, accompanied by her children. He said: “She told us she was traveling to the village. But one of the area boys who was among the search party, ordered his colleagues to search the box. Immediately she heard that, she flung the box away and took to her heels. We all suspected something was amiss. When the box was opened, Emmanuel was found inside, half dead.”

“The area boys descended on her and stripped her naked. On interrogation, she said her pastor, the General Overseer of Holy Family Ministry a.k.a House of Mercy, asked her to bring the boy. The area boys followed her to 319, Lagos Road, Ikorodu, where the church is situated, where they saw her pastor waiting for her. But on sighting the crowd, he took to his heels.”

The prompt arrival of Policemen from Owutu division, stopped the mob from lynching the woman in broad daylight. The angry mob also attempted to set the church ablaze but were also prevented by the policemen. However, they succeeded in torching some parts of the property.

When newsmen arrived at the scene, a crowd had gathered, giving varying accounts of what happened. Another building allegedly used for ritual purposes by the fleeing Pastor Ernest Nwankwo was discovered while chasing him. The building located at 7, Oshodi Street, was behind the church. The angry mob forcefully opened some apartments in the building, where they found an undisclosed number of persons in chains. The victims were reportedly kidnapped from Anambra, Bayelsa, Ogun and Oyo states at different times. One of them, according to eye witnesses, who pleaded anonymity, said she was kidnapped 11 years ago.

According to an eyewitness, “the woman said she is about 50 years old and that she was kidnapped along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway while returning from a vigil. The rest were males looking haggard and tired. The area boys set them free when they opened the apartments. There were also ‘Ghana must go’ bags of currencies. The area boys looted some of the things they met before the arrival of the Police.