Man Arrested For Stealing From Three Churches in Ogun

Men of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has arrested Biola Adebesin, a robbery suspect known for targeting places of worship in Baba Ode and Iju communities within the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area

Adebesin is accused of having stolen from the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Onibuku, Cherubim and Seraphim, Baba Ode, and Stronghold Ministry

Items retrieved from him included two Yamaha keyboards, a mixer engine, a decoder, accessories, a Tecno Android phone, and small Bontel phones

The information was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by the State Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji Ganzallo, through the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.

According to Ganzallo’s statement “At about 04:30hrs on the 18th of January, 2024, the officers of the Corps on routine patrol engaged in a face-to-face battle with the suspect carrying heavy load on his head in Baba Ode community.

“He was stopped for questioning by the officer of the So-Safe Corps, but he dropped the load and took to his heel

“Having marked his face, the suspect was later traced toan hotel he normally lodge and was rearrested at about 08:00hrs.

“The load the suspect dropped was discovered to be an exhibit which contained two Yamaha keyboards, one mixer engine, decoder, accessories, one Tecno Android and small Bontel phones

“The suspect has also made a confessional statement that the exhibit were stolen from one Redeem Christian Church of God, Onibuku, Cherubim and Seraphim, Baba Ode and Stronghold Ministry”.

Ganzallo explained that Adebesin, the suspect, has been transferred to Onipaanu Divisional Police Headquarters for thorough investigation and potential prosecution

Kanyi Daily recalls that the Ogun State Police Command had initiated an investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member in the state