A gang of robbers invaded Vine Branch Church on Queen Elizabeth Road,
Ibadan, Oyo State on Sunday, killing two policemen.
Some church members also sustained injuries as they attempted to flee
the scene.
It was gathered that the robbers attacked the church to snatch offering
and tithe boxes.
The robbers were said to have pretended to be worshippers as they joined
the congregation during the service.
It was learnt that they struck soon after the offerings were collected.
It was gathered that a van with some bank officers
and two policemen drove into the church immediately the offerings were
collected to take them to safety.
When the bank officer entered the church, the robbers were said to have
attacked him, but they later realised that he had not taken possession of the
money.
Realising that they had made a failed attempt, the robbers shot into the
air and attacked the policemen waiting in the van outside.
They killed the policemen and took away their rifles. The driver was,
however, spared because one of the robbers was said to have observed that he
was not a policeman.
It was also learnt that the robbers attempted to disconnect the church’s
projector, but were not successful.
An eyewitness, who did not give her name, said the entire operation
showed a lot of planning by the robbers.
She said, “No one would have expected that the robbers were among
the congregation. The robbers must have visited the church more than once
during the planning stage to get information on how the church keeps its
offerings.
“Many church members did not know until today that the offerings are
immediately taken away after they are collected. How these robbers got to
know how the church treats the offerings is a mystery. I am sure this was not
the first time they worshipped with us.”
The Police Public Relations Officer Oyo State Police Command, Olabisi
Ilobanafor, confirmed the incident, adding that one of the robbers escaped with
a gunshot wound.
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ReplyDeleteSacrilegious act!
ReplyDeleteThese churches are big financial institution so God is completely absent from there. If my God is there , no amount of robbers can harm his children . The churches in Nigeria of today, has become a source of employment . So let's see churches as a business centre rather than a place of worship .
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