Two Benin men arrested for robbing church, abducting pastor
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Police in Edo have arrested two suspects, aged 26 years and 30 years, in connection with a Benin church robbery.
The police commissioner in Edo, Funsho Adegboye, paraded the suspects before journalists in Benin on Wednesday.
He said the duo stormed the church on April 14 and robbed the pastor, Juliet Imubhin, and other members of their belongings.
“Imubhin told the police that three armed men walked into the church with guns and robbed them of their valuables. The armed robbers abducted the pastor and took her away in her Toyota Highlander jeep.
“She was driven to a spot where they forced her to disclose her bank debit card pin, which they used to withdraw money from her account,’’ he said.
He explained that police operatives, however, intercepted the vehicle on Auchi Road on April 16 and arrested the suspects.
One of the suspects, however, denied his involvement in the crime while speaking with journalists.
“My friend only asked me to serve as an escort to deliver a vehicle to its owner. We were on the road when the police arrested us. I only got to know that it was a stolen vehicle after we were arrested,’’ he said.
The other suspect also denied his involvement in the crime, saying his friend, still at large, asked him to deliver the vehicle to a buyer.
“On the said day of the robbery, I went to attend the Oodua Peoples Congress meeting, and after the meeting, I went to meet my father. I know nothing about the robbery.
“I met my friend at a drinking joint. We were drinking when he received a phone call that they would be taking a vehicle to the owner. He then asked if I wanted to escort them, and I agreed because he said they would pay money after the delivery of the vehicle,’’ he narrated.
(NAN)
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