The report that our church bus escaped Herdsmen attack is not true - Zonal Superintendent, Agbala Itura

By 'Gbenga Bankole

The Zonal Superintendent of Christ Apostolic Church, Agbala Itura Zone, Ile-Epo Oke-Odo Lagos, Pastor Diran Adeleke has denied the rumour making rounds that the church bus escaped Herdsmen attack last weekend on its way back from a ceremony along Ife-Ijesha Expressway.



In a report being shared on Facebook and WhatsApp, it was stated that "Fifteen members of CAC Agbala Itura, Ile-Epo Oke-Odo, Lagos were returning from a funeral outing in Ekiti. They were in their church bus, a Toyota Hiace and were hoping for a safe trip to Lagos."



"On reaching Ife-Ijesha Expressway in Osun State, they saw fulani terrorists on the expressway armed to the teeth. The driver of the bus made a dash for it right through the men on the highway. The bandits were taken by surprise by the audacity of the driver. They opened fire but the bus escaped. It was however riddled with bullets. No one died."



In a telephone chat with CAC NEWS, Pastor Adeleke who denied that the church bus escaped Herdsmen attack however said that it was  partially true because the incident involved the Choir Master of the church who was in a commercial bus that escaped Herdsmen attack
along Ife-Ijesha Expressway.