Two suspects arrested by the police for kidnapping, robbery of female pastor in Edo

Two suspects have been arrested by the Operatives of  Edo State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and robbing a pastor of Deeper Life Church in Benin City, named Imubhin Juliet.

This was revealed on Wednesday, in a statement shared by the police command on their X platform.

It was said that two days after the incident, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the command’s crack team along Benin-Auchi road while acting on a tip-off.

The statement said, On 14/04/2024 at about 0900hrs, one Imubhin Juliet, a Pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church reported that she and some members during church service when worshipping, suddenly three armed men walked into the church with guns and robbed them of their valuables.

The victim reported that she was abducted by these armed robbers and taken away in her Toyota Highlander jeep to an unknown destination where they forced her to reveal her ATM PIN which they used to collect all her money.

Few days back, the operatives of the Command Crack Team while acting on the report from the victims, intercepted the stolen Toyota vehicle with the said hoodlums along Auchi Road, the vehicle and their weapons were recovered from them.

“Suspect made a confessional statement and confessed to the crime. My advice to worshipers. Please be very vigilant and take notice of everyone who comes around who is disguised as a worshiper.

“Employ the services of security who will take charge of the church premises to forestall any unfortunate incident.

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