The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested 33 members of a gang responsible for the “violent attack” on Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku, in Kwara State, last November.
Anthony Placid, public relations officer at the force headquarters, said in a statement on Tuesday that the suspects are part of 50 individuals linked to terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery.
He added that they were arrested following a “strategic offensive against syndicates that have long threatened the peace of the nation” since January.
Placid said several principal suspects are ready for prosecution in court, while the force is “actively pursuing other accomplices and more illegal weapons”.
On November 18 last year, gunmen invaded the church, killing three worshippers and abducting 38 people.
A video of the attack, captured during a live stream and seen by Chronicle NG, showed worshippers conducting a service when sporadic gunshots were heard around the church premises.
In a post on X days later, President Bola Tinubu said all worshippers abducted in Eruku had been rescued.
