The arising rate of thieves and robbers attacking churches to rob them of their money and sometimes expensive instrumental items is becoming alarming. In this article, we will be talking about a thief who was caught stealing cables belonging to a Deeper life church in the owode area in Nigeria.
June 21, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Social Orientation and Safety Corps (So-Safe), in Ogun State, have arrested one Omotayo Oni, for allegedly stealing cables belonging to Deeper Life Bible Church.
The suspect was arrested on June 22, 2022, in the Owode Egba area of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Yusuf said the suspect was caught during a routine patrol by the SO-SAFE officials headed by SC Adeyeri, shortly after committing the crime.
He added that immediately after he sighted the officials, he attempted to escape, but was given a hot chase by men of the corps and was promptly arrested.
The PRO said that the suspect on interrogation confessed to having stolen the cable wires from Deeper Life Bible Church-State Headquarters after taking the officials to many wrong locations
He said that the Chief Security Officer and others were surprised and asked him how he managed to escape without being caught, with the formidable security network of the Church.
Meanwhile, the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo, has ordered the suspect and the exhibit to be transferred to the Nigeria Police, Redeem Police Divisional Headquarters, for further investigation and prosecution.
Netizens have added their reaction and urged the authorities to hand him over to the police for him to be arraigned before court and face the consequences of his act.
Such cables may cost thousands of naira hence staeling them brings nothing but loss to the church since they would have to replace them with new ones.