The Oyo State Police Command
have arrested a man named Pius Edward; his wife, Fausat; and her mother for allegedly
stealing N13m from Bishop’s Court of an Anglican church in Bodija area of Ibadan.
Edward who is the security man
of the church was said to have fled to Idi Iroko area of Ogun State with his
family in an attempt to relocate to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate.
The state Commissioner of
Police, Mohammed Ndabawa, said Edwards’ in-law’s involvement was attempting to
help the family disappear from Nigeria by facilitating the procurement of their
travel documents.
He said, “On November 9, at
about 9am, an accountant attached to Bishop’s Court, Bodija, Ibadan, reported
to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad office that on November 8, at 11.55pm, Edward
broke into the office and made away with N13m which belongs to the church.
“Investigation revealed that the
suspect was hiding in a hotel at Odeda in Ogun State. With the help of
immigration office, Ogun State Command, the suspect and his family were
assisted in procuring travelling document to Dubai without letting him know
that he was being lured out of his hiding place. He was arrested thereafter at
Idi-Iroko, Ogun State with two unregistered cars he had purchased with part of
the money.”
Also recovered from him were
N656, 000 and $2,300, while Edward said he tore a N7m cheque belonging to the
church for fear of being arrested while attempting to cash it.
Edward confessed to the crime, adding that he only stole N2.5m and that
he purchased N1.8m cars from the loot.
“I pushed my wife into the
crime. My mother in-law was involved because she introduced me to the
immigration officer that helped us procure the travelling document,” he said.
Fausat denied her involvement in
the plan to steal the church money. According to her:
“He threatened to leave me with
the children if I did not follow him.
“So I followed him. He did not
tell me that he stole money from the church,” she said.
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