The pastor, Rev Joseph Awoshoro, said the kidnapper came as new member to the church and was even welcomed accordingly by the congregation. He, however, later collected the church’s bulletin, picked the little boy and disappeared, according to the cleric. But the boy was later found in Ogun State on Tuesday. David was at the children section of the church when he was abducted. His frantic parents were later called by the abductor to pay N700,000 ransom.
The boy’s parents were still trying to raise the money when they received a call from policemen attached to Owode Yewa Police Station in Ogun State. The kidnappers abandoned David at the Seme boarder on Tuesday, with a tag which had his parents’ phone number around his neck. Awoshoro said that the kidnapper was arrested by the ‘terror’ of the Lord. He said: “The kidnapper mixed with church members.
He had worshipped with us. We gave him a new comer’s reception. He was asked to drop his name and phone number. He did, but they were obviously fake. We never knew he had a hidden agenda. He kidnapped the child after church service.” According to Awoshoro, divine intervention made the boy’s release possible. He added that the church took to prayers immediately it realised the child had been kidnapped.
The church was still praying when it got the call from Owode Yewa Police Station in Ogun State. The pastor added: “Three good Nigerians had seen the child where he was dumped near Seme border with a phone tag on his neck.
They took him immediately to the police station. “We are grateful to the police officers of that station because they made the boy feel at home. The policemen clothed, fed and bought some things for him. He was unscratched.” The cleric explained that though the kidnapper demanded 700,000, ransom, no money was paid before David was found.
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