Police in Ogun say they have arrested Mela Samaila a former security guard at the Grace Nations Church, aka Liberation City, for allegedly breaking into the church auditorium.
In a statement on Thursday, the police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said Mr Samaila, who reportedly stole the offering box around 4 am containing an undisclosed amount of money, was arrested shortly after he broke into the church located at Ojodu Abiodun in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Mr Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police at the Ojodu Abiodun divisional headquarters from security men on duty at the church.
He said, “Upon the distress call, the DPO Ojodu Abiodun division, CSP Eyitayo Akinluwade, quickly mobilised his patrol team to the scene, combed the area and succeeded in arresting the suspect with the help of the security men of the church and the offering box was recovered from him.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was once a security man in the church, but was relieved of his duty due to some untoward behaviour.”
The spokesman further said the Commissioner of Police Edward Ajogun had directed that the suspect be charged to court.
