Pastor’ Nabbed For ‘Theft’ In Ebonyi

                               

The Ebonyi State Police Command paraded yesterday in Abakaliki, Mr. Samuel Obura, a 35-year-old self-acclaimed pastor of the Assembly of Redeemed Christian Church, Ikwo, for alleged theft.

Police spokesman Chris Anyanwu told reporters that the ‘pastor’, who hails from Ohalaekwu Amagu in Ikwo Local Government, is a thief and a receiver of stolen goods.
“When the police conducted a search at the suspect’s home in Ikwo, 13 motorcycles were recovered,” he said.
The police also arrested two suspects, Samuel Edet, 25 and Moses Alibo, 25, who specialised in stealing mobilet (women’s machines) in Ebonyi and taking them to Cross River State.
“The suspects come from Cross River State to Ebonyi to steal motorcycles at night and take them back to Cross River State to sell them.
“The police advise the public to be vigilant,” Anyanwu said.
He said the suspects would be arraigned after investigations. Three vandals of electricity installations were also nabbed at locations in the state.
One of the suspects, Ifeanyichukwu Okoye, from Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, was caught vandalising a transformer feeder pillar, D-fuse high tension, three down-drop cables and one upriser cable at Nduogbu Ndieze Iboko in Izzi Local Government.
Sunday Mathias of Isiekeukwu-Orlu, Imo State and Nwabueze Oriele of Akuna-kuna village in Ikwo Local Government were caught by vigilance groups while attempting to vandalise a transformer at Onyikwa, Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo Local Government.
Spokesman for the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) Mr. Lazarus Onyearugbulem described the situation as unfortunate.
He advised consumers to be vigilant.
Said he: “EEDC is collaborating with the police to prosecute the vandals. This is the 30th recorded case of vandalism in Ebonyi since we took over the distribution of electricity.” 

The Nation