Some of the 77 worshippers rescued from the basement of a church in Ondo State have refused to be reunited with their families.
The Seventy-seven people comprising 26 children, eight teenagers, and 43 adults were rescued by the Police from the basement on the premises of The Whole Bible Believers’ Church, also known as Ondo Church, in the Valentino area of Ondo Town.
Similarly, the Police arrested the Pastor and some members of the church.
However, a drama played out on Monday when some of the victims refused to go with their families, insisting that they would remain with the pastor.
But some of the relatives, who spoke with newsmen believed their loved ones must have been hypnotised by the pastor of the church.
Funmilayo Odunlami, the state’s police public relations officer, commented on the development, saying, “Despite all of our efforts and attempts to appease them, some of the victims refused to go home and insisted that they would stay here.
“One of our children declared that she would rather follow the Lord than her parents.”
The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and social development, Princess Bunmi Osadahun said, the state government was working towards rehabilitating the victims.
