The Ondo state state police command on Friday evening uncovered scores of children in the underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State.
According to sources, the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church.
The victims who were said to be more than fifty in number were rescued by the police and the pastor and some members of the church arrested.
Truthlive.net gathered that the children were seen being conveyed to the police station in a patrol vehicle of the police in a video that has seen gone viral.
A voice could be heard in the video explaining that, “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, the narrator added.
The state Police Public Relations Officer,, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident disclosed that the victims had been taken to the Akure headquarters of the command.
She said, “I don’t have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to the headquarters. I will give you the details as soon as I get it from the DPO.”