worshipers in Ondo of their money and
other valuables
- The robbers were said to have carted
away the churches’ offerings, running into
millions of naira
- Eyewitness accounts revealed that bandits
also shared their loot in one of the
churches before they vanished into thin air
Suspected armed robbers at the
weekend invaded some churches in
Akure, the Ondo state capital and
robbed worshipers of their money and
other valuables.
report, were located along Ondo road
and the Fanibi area of Akure.
Punch reports that the bandits also
shared their loot in one of the churches
before they vanished into thin air.
It was gathered that while the robbery
was ongoing, some church members
managed to call the control room of the
Ondo State Police Command, but there
was no response from the command.
NAIJ.com gathered that a source said the
robbers were armed with guns,
machetes, iron rods and sticks, adding
that they beat some ‘uncooperative’
victims.
She said: “After finishing our vigil at
about 3am on Saturday March 25, all of
us were going home when some armed
men met us on the road. They told us
they were members of a vigilance group
in the area and they asked us to go back
to the church.
“They followed us to the church. On
entering the church with us, they locked
the door from inside. One of them
brought out a pistol and asked us to lie
down and face the ground. They collected
everything on us, including our phones
and money.
“As we lay face down, we heard them
sharing the money they had stolen from
other churches they had earlier robbed.
From their conversation, we discovered
that they must have attacked no fewer
than four churches before ours.”
The victim added that the robbers fled
through the windows when they learnt
that policemen were on the way.
The Public Relations Officer of the state
police command, Mr Femi Joseph,
confirmed the incident, adding that the
command had commenced
investigation.
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