GENERAL OVERSEER OF PENTECOSTAL CHURCH ARRESTED OVER ARMED ROBBERY

He said, the efforts of the police paid off when one of the snatched Car a Lexus RX 330 jeep was tracked down to the Pastor at his Iba resident, consequence upon which he  was promptly arrested, adding that this arrest led to the apprehension of Animashaun who is an active member of a 3 man gang of armed robbery syndicate specialized in snatching of exotic cars on gun point’.

Oyeyemi said, on interrogation, Animasaun confessed that he and two others snatched the Lexus jeep at gun point in Ajah, Lagos State and took it to the Pastor who used to help them in selling such robbed items.

‘He stated further that the Pastor only paid him the sum of #350,000 for the car after using it for two weeks before he sent it to his other accomplice in Onitsha who is still at large. He also informed the police that he once robbed somebody of a Galaxy Samsung handset which the Pastor bought for N35, 000 from him’.

The Command spokesman added further that, the clergyman had earlier denied knowing Animasaun to be an armed robber, but later confessed when confronted by the said Animasaun blaming his action on the devil.

‘He informed the police that the snatched Jeep has been sent to his accomplice in Onitsha but promised to work with the police to get the said accomplice arrested.  Efforts are ongoing to get the Onitsha based accomplice arrested’, Oyeyemi stated.

Oyeyemi said, the Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu has directed the FSARS operatives to intensify effort to get all members of the syndicate arrested, and equally implored members of the public to always give necessary information to the police in order to rid the state of criminals.