A pastor of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God who
was kidnapped 10 months ago
escaped from Boko Haram
militants in Borno on Tuesday.
Pastor Rotimi Obajimi, who served as a
pastor in the rural area of Borno/Yobe
province, was on his to Maiduguri on
January 6th this year when Boko Haram
militants abducted him.
According to a pastor in Redeem church
in Maiduguri told SaharaReporters that
they were surprised to see Mr. Obajimi
emerge from nowhere, he said, “we were
so amazed to see him because we have
been praying earnestly for long time
trusting Jesus that he would surely come
back but lo and behold he was brought
to our headquarters in Maiduguri by the
military.”
The pastor told his colleagues that was
taken to Sambisa Forest where he was
tied down for months, he was later
moved to an unknown destination and
thereafter brought back to Sambisa
forest again. He reportedly told his
colleagues that his escape was made
possible by a heavy downpour that led to
massive floods which sacked everyone in
the camps.
Due to the rains, armed men left him and
others so he was able to escape and for
days he wandered in the forest before
he could arrive to a village where the
military picked him up after narrating his
experiences to them, they later brought
him to Maiduguri.
He was later driven to Maimallari
Hospital by military escorts,who had his
face covered.
Another pastor revealed that the senior
military official at 7 Division has advised
them to relocate the pastor to
Redemption Camp in Lagos for his safety,
in fact, adequate provision has been
made to fly him out of Maiduguri
according to the pastor.
A military source at 7 Division confirmed
the escape of Pastor Obajimi claiming that
he has been fully debriefed by the
military.
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