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The Oyo State Police Command has arrested
two members of a Methodist Church Cathedral
in Ibadan for planning to rob the church with
intent to cart away N1.5m.
Public Relations Officer of the command,
Adekunle Ajisebutu, said a worker in the
church, Ogundijo Abiola (43), and the church
drummer, Alabi Olukunle (25) had invited a
gang of armed robbers to invade the church
and cart away the money with the plan to
share the loot with the robbers. They were
arrested during the Sunday service.
He said, “The anti-robbery squad of the
command foiled an armed robbery attack on
the church in Ibadan on November 6, 2016
and arrested two members of the church for
their involvement in the crime.
"The robbery was at its final planning stage
when they were arrested. The planned robbery
was conceived by the two suspects, who
invited the gang to rob the church of the
large sum of money.”
Abiola told a PUNCH Aproko that he
contacted the robbers on Saturday and told
them that there was enough money to steal in
the church coffers, adding that he also told
them that the money would be shared equally.
In his confessional statement, Olukunle said
Abiola contacted him and told him that he
needed people who could handle the church
priest.
“He said he wanted to beat the priest and then
rob the church of N1.5m. I know a thug so I
contacted him and he agreed to do it. But
Abiola called me again to halt the operation
and I did. But on Sunday, police came to the
church and arrested us. I am only a drummer
in the church."
[color =blue]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/color] reports the
drummer also said he would have still paid
tithe from his share of the loot if the robbery
has succeeded.
