A pastor, identified as Rotimi Obajimi of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), who was kidnapped about ten months ago, last Tuesday escaped from Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.
Pastor Obajimi, who served as a pastor in the rural area of Borno/Yobe Province of the church, was said to be on his way to Maiduguri on January 6 when Boko Haram militants abducted him.
Another RCCG pastor in Maiduguri told SaharaReporters that they were surprised to see Obajimi appearing last Tuesday after his long incarceration by the insurgents.
Pastor Rotimi told his colleagues that he was taken to Sambisa Forest, where he was tied down for months and 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 reportedly 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, while 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.
Source: Allafrica
