Akindele Olufemi Arrested For Stealing Church Offering

The Ekiti State police command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Akindele Olufemi, for allegedly stealing a sum of N620,115 offering belonging to a Church in Osun State.

Parading the suspects at the Police Rapid Response Squad’s office, in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, said Olufemi, was intercepted by the police at Igbara Odo Ekiti, after perpetrating the act at the Christ Apostopilc Church’s Campground, Ikeji Arakeji, in Osun State.

Abutu said; “On the 16th September 2022 at about 4:30 am, the Command’s operatives, while on stop and search along Igbara-Odo – Akure road, intercepted one Akindele Olufemi, and was found with 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 cash 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 some time ago before he voluntarily resigned”.