"All necessary operational strategies and intelligence-driven measures are being deployed to ensure the safe rescue of the remaining victims and the arrest of those responsible," said Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, police public relations officer.

Joint security operatives were, however, said to have rescued three of the abducted victims.

Bandits on Sunday morning abducted eight worshippers an ECWA church in Omugo, Oro-Ago community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. DAILY

Armed bandits on Sunday kidnapped six persons along Shagba-Babanla road, under Igbaja Division in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, DAILY