Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The State Security Service has taken into custody a man accused of coordinating the 14 December 2025 abduction of worshippers at First ECWA Church in Ayetoro-Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

According to Punch, which first reported the arrest, security sources identified the suspect as Shafiu Usman and said he was apprehended in Gombe State after allegedly fleeing Kogi in the aftermath of the attack.

Security sources told the newspaper that the suspect was tracked to a hideout in Gombe, where he had "been lying low" until SSS operatives arrested him.

The source added that during questioning, the suspect admitted involvement in the Ayetoro church attack and other kidnapping operations in Kogi, Ni...