Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State visiting the rescued victims

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday visited victims of the Eda Oniyo kidnap incident 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 who regained freedom in the early hours of Saturday, 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 persons were taken into the bush by the abductors.

One of the victims died in captivity, while the remaining 15 regained freedom on Saturday.