Ogun: Sacked church guard returns to steal offering

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Men of Ogun State Police command on Thursday arrested one Mela Samaila, a former security guard at Grace Nations Church a.k.a Liberation City for allegedly breaking into the church auditorium and stealing the offering box with an undisclosed amount of money.

The police stated that its preliminary investigation revealed that Mela Samaila was once a security man in the church, but was relieved of his duty due to some untoward behavior.

Açcording to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police at Ojodu Abiodun divisional headquarters from security men on duty at the church, at about 04:00am that a thief scaled the fence of the church, broke into the main auditorium and made away with the church offering box.

Upon the distress call, the DPO Ojodu Abiodun division, Csp Eyitayo Akinluwade was said to have quickly mobilized his patrol team to the scene, combed the area and succeeded in arresting the suspect with the help of the security men of the church with the offering box recovered from him.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun has directed that the suspect be charged to court without delay as soon as investigation is concluded.