Nigeria, April 29 -- Residents of Eda Oniyo Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State were thrown into confusion on Tuesday evening as gunmen invaded a church during an open-air crusade service.

It was learnt that the gunmen who stormed the church located on the outskirts of the community while the crusade was ongoing, killed the presiding pastor and abducted several worshippers.

Sources in the community disclosed that the gunmen, who were heavily armed, operated for several minutes before kidnapping an undisclosed number of worshipers into a nearby forest.

A source within the community, who spoke to journalists in confidence for fear of being victimised, said the gunmen invaded the crusade ground in large numbers and ope...