Ekiti attack: Police launch manhunt for bandits

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade, has ordered a serious manhunt for perpetrators of Eda Oniyo attack, with a vow to rescue abducted victims.

This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Sunday Abutu.

Recall that the bandits attacked a church in Eda Oniyo, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on Tuesday evening, killing the revivalist simply known as Pastor Aregbe and abducting several worshippers.

The statement reads, “The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP FALADE ADEGOROYE MICHEAL, has ordered a thorough investigation and a serious manhunt for the suspected hoodlums who fatally attacked a Christ Apostolic Church at Eda Oniyo, Ekiti.

“A preliminary investigation revealed that, on 28th April, 2026, at about 22:30hrs, while the church members were holding their all-night prayers somewhere around the outskirts of the town, a group of yet-to-be-identified gunmen numbering about five attacked the worshippers, fatally shot the pastor and abducted some of the church members.

“The police, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, the Amotekun Corps, the Agro Marshal, the vigilantes and the local hunters, have commenced aggressive bush-combing operations and a serious manhunt for the perpetrators in order to ensure the rescue of the victims and the arrest and prosecution of the culprits.

“The Command CP calls for calm as necessary steps are currently being taken to salvage the situation and forestall reoccurrence, while imploring members of the public, especially religious leaders, to strictly adhere to the State Government’s earlier directive that all gatherings, especially late-night gatherings, should not be held without the knowledge of the police for the purpose of providing adequate security before, during and after the events.

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