On Monday night, some robbers stormed the
popular Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sabo Oke in Ilorin, Kwara
state
The 6-man robbery gang reportedly robbed the entire resident
pastorate living in Emmanuel Baptist Church Cathedral, Sabo
Oke in Ilorin, Kwara State of their belongings.
A source, who pleaded anonymity, said the pastorate was
robbed of laptops, trinkets and unspecified amount of money.
The bandits were said to have come in search of the proceeds
of the funds raiser of the church which took place on Sunday.
They were said to have scaled the fence of the church from
the back, overpowered the five private guards on duty and
tied them with ropes.
One of the security guards, who pleaded anonymity, said the
robbers commandeered one of them to lead them to the
church’s strongroom.
He said, “The robbers use diggers, sledge hammers and an
axe to break the safe but did not find any money there.
“The disappointed robbers commandeered one of us to take
them to the vicarage. The robbers then ordered the vicar
(names withheld) to bring out the church money or they
would shoot him dead.”
The security man said one of them had to plead with the
robbers, who were ready to shoot the cleric, that the vicar did
not keep the church money and only relied on his salary.
He added that the robbers reluctantly released the vicar and
later robbed the entire vicarage and left after operating for
about three hours.
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