Mrs. Adebusola Odunaya, women leader, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Cornerstone Parish, Lagos, on Tuesday described her release by kidnappers after six days of captivity as an act of God.
It was reported last Thursday that Adebusola had on Saturday, September 21, left home for Lagos to buy beverages and some other items but could not be found for six days.
Fortunately, 37-year-old Adebusola resurfaced on September 27. In a telephone interview with The Punch, Adebusola said although she could not recognise the exact spot, she was held in a bush along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and was released after six days.
Below is how she captured her experience:
“On the fateful day, I was to go to Lagos Island to pick my stock of noodles. It was past 12 noon. When I got to Ishaga area, there was no vehicle there. I decided to go to Agege to board a bus.
“When I got to Agege, there was no direct bus going to Idumota on Lagos Island. I had to board an Oshodi vehicle (molue). As we were already in the vehicle, I heard a conductor calling Idumota. I had to alight from the vehicle I was in and went for that.
“When I got there, the vehicle was still loading. Three women and the driver were inside. I joined them. As soon as I did, the women then asked the driver to move so that they could carry people along the road. I became happy that the vehicle would be fast.
“As we were expecting the vehicle to move, the conductor came and touched me with the handkerchief he was holding. That was when I fell asleep. I did not wake until five days after in a forest along Lagos- Ibadan Expressway.”
Adebusola said when she regained consciousness on the fifth day, she found out that her hair had been cut and the money she wanted to use to pay for the items, about N500, 000 had been taken.
“They ransacked my bag and saw our General Overseer’s (Pastor Enoch Adeboye) picture and Redeemed wristband. They asked me, ‘So you are a member of Redeemed?’ I said yes.
“They said, ‘thank God for your life.’ They now led me through the jungle to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and left me. That was how I was freed from the kidnappers.”
Source: PUNCH Newspapers
I realy tank GOD 4 her life dat y dy say alway trust on GOD. Do u see hw my pastor picture nw save her 4rm kidnappers hand. 4 u dat did nt blieve in christ is time u do oooh. :-D
I,am happy for released, how ever, how does she know the number of days she spent? Can someone pls shade more light, there is more to tell.
Interesting that the picture of RCCG Adeboye can save a woman from kidnappers. Yet, the RCCG would deny that the pictures of Jesus, Mary, the Crucifix possess no power to effect anything. Adeboye’s picture effected something herein.
Further, isn’t it ironic how the religious hypocrisy of Nigerians can glaringly manifest—you praise the kidnapped victim “Thank God for your life” because she is a member of RCCG, but they behave in an ungodly and criminalized way. If God means anything, these criminals both those in the corridors of power and the gangsters hustling on the streets, kidnapping, doing Boko Haramu and all these nefarious acts should have a rethink and act appropriately to the cherished norms of the various religious ethics that frames the reality of God for them—and not the criminalized and hypocritical depicture of obnoxious behaviours that define their ways of acting.
Glory b 2 almighty GOd .its only God dat do such a miracle
Thank God sha…I’ve heared different cases like dis even in my church.People should learn to give thanks in all situations instead of criticising.Yes!pictures work well,even calenders of some churches.I don’t know about others,but I know of my church.it is true dat d pictures of mary,jesus,or any saint can’t work wonders because in d first instance,deir pictures are used 2 depict what dey looked like when dey were alive(dis isn’t their real picture)but any thing can be used as an object of faith not idolatry…my picture can be prayed upon and when evil doers see it,dey come under d influence of d 3rd person in trinity(holy-spirit)…lyk my church for instance,we pray upon water,oil,hand-kerchiefs and they work!!!its not Pastor Adeboye’s picture dat worked,it was God’s aunction.GBAM#
Thank God for ur life! Does it mean those kiddnapers re frm Redem? And they re happy they re not killing one of their members. I dnt understand
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What would have happened to her if the kidnappers are from Celestial Church of Christ. maybe kaput.