A Redeemed Christian Church
of God Pastor, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents 10 months ago, has
escaped from the Sambisa forest in Borno on Tuesday. According to Sahara
Reporters, the pastor, Rotimi Obajimi, was serving in the rural area of
Borno/Yobe. One day, while on his way to Maiduguri, on January 6, the
insurgents abducted him and took him to Sambisa forest, where he was held
captive for many months.
He was moved from Sambisa temporarily and taken to a new
location. However, he was again taken back to the forest.
Obajimi was able to escape because of some heavy rainfall
that caused the camp to become flooded for a period of time. During the flood,
the terrorists left the camp for a while, and so he grabbed the opportunity to
escape.
Sources say he wandered through the village for a long time,
before he was finally able to locate a village. After narrating his ordeal to
some soldiers in the area, they took him to Maiduguri.
Speaking about the incident, one of his fellow pastors who
works at Redeemed church in Maiduguri said:
“We were so amazed to see him because we have been praying
earnestly for long time trusting Jesus that he would surely come back but lo
and behold he was brought to our headquarters in Maiduguri by the military.”
Arrangements are being made to relocate Obajimi to the
church’s Redemption Camp in Lagos.