Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Sunday visited the victims of the Eda Oniyo kidnapping at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where they are receiving medical attention following their release from captivity after about 66 days.
The victims, comprising women and children, regained their freedom in the early hours of Saturday after they were abducted during a programme at a Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo on April 28.
During the attack on the church, a pastor was killed, while 16 worshippers were marched into the bush by the kidnappers. One of the victims died in captivity, while the remaining 15 regained their freedom on Saturday.
The governor, who visited each of the victims at the hospital’s emergency and children’s wards, expressed delight over their release, saying he was pleased that they were stable and responding well to treatment.
Oyebanji said, “I am happy that they are back. I am happy that the little child who was unconscious yesterday (Saturday) is now conscious. All of them are stable, and they are responding to medical treatment. I commend the staff of EKSUTH for a job well done.
