Scores of children were allegedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, on Friday evening.
It was gathered that the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church.
A source said the victims were over 50 while the police had rescued them and arrested the pastor and some members of the church.
In a viral video, the children were seen in a patrol vehicle of the police who took them to the police station.
In the one-minute, 40 seconds video, a voice was heard saying, “They are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo. The pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and were also in the patrol van of the Police.
When contacted, the State’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami, said the victims had been taken to its Akure headquarters.
