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Kidnappers Abduct 73-Year-Old General Overseer of Solid Rock Kingdom Church, Demand N100Million Ransom

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Kidnappers have abducted Apostle John Okoriko, the founder and Overseer of Solid Rock Kingdom Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

NewsmakersNG learned that 73-year-old Apostle Okoriko was whisked away by masked gunmen at about 4:45pm yesterday in his homestead, Ibekwe, Mkpat-Enin in Akwa-Ibom.

The church has branches all over Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon.

The kidnappers have contacted the family. They demanded a ransom of N100million.

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