There was pandemonium in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as the church where a one-year-old toddler, Gold Kolawole, was kidnapped during a church service a month ago, was set ablaze by an angry mob on Wednesday. No fewer than two people including a police officer were feared dead and several others were injured during the attack. The General Overseer of the Church, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, was arrested by the men of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) last week Tuesday over the missing boy. It was gathered that trouble started when some members of the public noticed some members of the church holding the mid-week service despite the outcry from the public over the missing boy. According to the source, the church members resisted the mob and invited police which infuriated the mob, leading to setting the church on fire and some other houses within the area.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 18, 2019 12:33 UTC