Armed robbers on Saturday morning
invaded some churches in Akure , the Ondo State capital and robbed
members of the churches of their valuables and the churches’ offering
worth millions of naira.
The churches affected , according to a source, were located at Ondo Road and Fanibi areas of Akure.
The robbers reportedly spent several hours carrying out the operations without any interruption. They were also alleged to have shared their stolen items in one of the churches robbed.
It was gathered that as the robbery was ongoing, some members of the church managed to call the control room of the Ondo State Police Command but there was no response from the command.
According to a source, the incident happened during the end of the month’ s prayer and vigil services of the churches.
CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST WON $500 TODAY CLICK HERE TO CLAIM FOR FREE
The hoodlums were said to have carried out the act between 2am and 4am on Saturday.
One of the victims of the robbery, on condition of anonymity told our correspondent that four members of the robbery gang attacked them in their church and stole all they had , including the church offering.
She disclosed that the hoodlums had robbed about five churches before they showed up in her church.
She said the four robbers that entered her church were armed with guns, machetes, iron rod and wood, adding that they beat ‘uncooperative’ victims ruthlessly.
She said, “ After finishing our vigil at
about 3am on Saturday, all of us were going home when some armed men met
us on the road. They told us they were members of the 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 closed and lock the door from inside. One of them brought out a pistol and asked all of us to lie down and face the ground. They collected everything on us, especially our phones and money.
“ As we faced down, we heard them sharing the money they had stolen from other churches they had robbed earlier. From their conversation , we discovered that they must have attacked no fewer than four churches before us . ”
The victim added that the robbers fled through the window when they heard that policemen were around the area. She said they removed the sim cards from their phones and dropped them on the chair of the church before fleeing.
It was gathered that 15 minutes after the departure of the bandits, men of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad arrived the area. No arrest had been made by the police as of the time of this report.
The men of the SARS were said to have recovered a gun and a mobile telephone dropped by the robbers at the scene of the incident.
When contacted , the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident and said the command had commenced investigation into it.
“ We have take action on the incident, we have deployed our surveillance in that area and very soon we shall arrest the hoodlums. ” Joseph said.
Subscribe to PHYSINEWS REPORTS by Email For Our Latest Updates Click Here It's Free
The churches affected , according to a source, were located at Ondo Road and Fanibi areas of Akure.
The robbers reportedly spent several hours carrying out the operations without any interruption. They were also alleged to have shared their stolen items in one of the churches robbed.
It was gathered that as the robbery was ongoing, some members of the church managed to call the control room of the Ondo State Police Command but there was no response from the command.
According to a source, the incident happened during the end of the month’ s prayer and vigil services of the churches.CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST WON $500 TODAY CLICK HERE TO CLAIM FOR FREE
The hoodlums were said to have carried out the act between 2am and 4am on Saturday.
One of the victims of the robbery, on condition of anonymity told our correspondent that four members of the robbery gang attacked them in their church and stole all they had , including the church offering.
She disclosed that the hoodlums had robbed about five churches before they showed up in her church.
She said the four robbers that entered her church were armed with guns, machetes, iron rod and wood, adding that they beat ‘uncooperative’ victims ruthlessly.
She said, “ After finishing our vigil at
about 3am on Saturday, all of us were going home when some armed men met
us on the road. They told us they were members of the 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 closed and lock the door from inside. One of them brought out a pistol and asked all of us to lie down and face the ground. They collected everything on us, especially our phones and money.
“ As we faced down, we heard them sharing the money they had stolen from other churches they had robbed earlier. From their conversation , we discovered that they must have attacked no fewer than four churches before us . ”
The victim added that the robbers fled through the window when they heard that policemen were around the area. She said they removed the sim cards from their phones and dropped them on the chair of the church before fleeing.
It was gathered that 15 minutes after the departure of the bandits, men of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad arrived the area. No arrest had been made by the police as of the time of this report.
The men of the SARS were said to have recovered a gun and a mobile telephone dropped by the robbers at the scene of the incident.
When contacted , the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident and said the command had commenced investigation into it.
“ We have take action on the incident, we have deployed our surveillance in that area and very soon we shall arrest the hoodlums. ” Joseph said.
↑ OUR RECENT POSTS BEFORE THIS POST WAS PUBLISHED
HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS TOPIC FROM PHYSINEWS, IF YOU'RE USING MOBILE IN ACCESSING OUR BLOG PLEASE CLICK ON ANY ABOVE SOCIAL MEDIA ICON TO SHARE THIS POST TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS, IF YOU'RE ACCESSING IT VIA DESKTOP USE THE SOCIAL MEDIA ICON ON LEFT SIDE SHARE TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS WE ARE COMMITTED TO GIVE YOU THE BEST OF OUR CATEGORIES... THANKS FOR SHARING.. Do You Have a Products Or Services To Introduce To The World?? Fine Let Us Pin Your Adverts On Our 800k Facebook group with over 3000+ daily member request Click HERE To Confirm Group
For The World To See And Call For Your Stuff, To Contact Us Call On 08105183899 or send us mail to jamiuolatoye@yahoo.com
