Dozens of people have been liberated from the Nigerian church waiting for the return of Christ

Police in southwestern Nigeria have released 77 people who had been locked up in a church for months. There they were waiting for Jesus to return to Earth.

The arrest of the pastor of the church in Ondo and his deputy. They are said to have told people that the return will take place tentatively in April, but is now expected to be in September this year. “I have been instructed by God that these people can remain in the church to wait for Jesus to return,” the pastor said when he was arrested.

Among those found were 26 children. Many of them left their school to attend this phenomenon.

The Nigerian police discovered the case after a mother reported the disappearance of her children. I suspected that they were in the church. There, 77 people were discovered. Sahara Reporters wrote that they stayed in the basement of the church.

Some Christians believe that when Christ returns to earth, he will give believers a place in heaven. According to the BBC, police are investigating whether the pastor and his deputy are guilty of mass kidnapping.