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Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Akindele Olufemi, for allegedly stealing N620, 115 offerings belonging to a church in Osun State.

The Command also arrested three for faking kidnap and attempting to collect N5 million ransom under false pretence, while 16 others were arrested for various crimes, bordering on kidnapping, stealing, burglary, cattle rustling and robbery in Ekiti State.

Parading the suspects, yesterday, at the Police Rapid Response Squad’s office, in Ado Ekiti, the Command’s spokesperson, Sunday Abutu, said Olufemi, was intercepted by the police at Igbara Odo Ekiti, after perpetrating the act at the Christ Apostolic Church’s Camp ground, Ikeji Arakeji, in Osun State.

Abutu said: “On September 16 at about 4:30a.m., the Command’s operatives, while on stop and search along Igbara-Odo-Akure road, intercepted one Akindele Olufemi, and found with  him a school bag loaded with different denominations of naira notes.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he travelled all the way from Iropara-Ekiti to Christ Apostolic Church Camp ground, Ikeji, Arakeji, Osun State to steal the sum of N620,115 from the church’s offering vault .

“The suspect further revealed that he was employed as a security guard of the church sometime ago,  before he voluntarily resigned.     “One Sunday Abah; Adejoh Friday and Simeon Ojodomo were also arrested  for  kidnapping after receiving a complaint at about 4:00p.m., from one Omoniyi Taiwo of Kajola street, Ikere-Ekiti on September 3, about alleged kidnap of  Ameh Sunday, who was working in his site at Ikere-Ekiti. The complainant revealed that the kidnappers were demanding N5 million as ransom from him.   “Upon the receipt of the information, a team of the RRS operatives  swung into action and arrested the purported victim in his hideout at Ikere-Ekiti on September 16.

“One Usman Mohammed was also arrested for alleged involvement in various kidnap operations in the state. He confessed that his gang members kidnapped one Omoboade Adesina in her farm at Ago Aduloju/Aso Ayegunle road, Ado-Ekiti on April 22.     “In the same vein, one Oke Timilehin, a member of a notorious cult group was arrested  after police operatives raided llupeju Avenue Area of Ado Ekiti, for allegedly shooting dead one Babatunde Bunmi.     “On sighting the Police operatives, the hoodlum fled the scene, while the victim was rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical attention. Investigation led to the arrest of one Oke Timilehin, who confessed that he was a member of Black Axe and Aiye secret cult alongside other fleeing suspects.”

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