Police arrest suspected gunmen who stormed worship service, abducted cleric

The police in Edo State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested suspected gunmen who stormed a church in the state and abducted the pastor during worship service.

The incident occurred in the early hours of 14 April at Deeper Life Bible Church in the state, the police spokesperson in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said in a statement posted on X.

Mr Nwabuzor, a police superintendent, did not, however, give the address of the church where the incident took place.