By Nudoiba Ojen
“The suspect, who went to the church pretending to be one of their members, studied the worshippers and in the euphoria of praises, made away with seven phones”
POLICE in Ekiti State have arrested a man, Babatunde, who specializes in stealing phones from worship centers in Ayegbaju Ekiti and Oye Ekiti areas of Ekiti State.
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday after carting away seven phones belonging to different people from Christ Apostolic Church, Ayegbaju Ekiti.
Akinwale, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said, “The suspect, who went to the church pretending to be one of their members, studied the worshippers and in the euphoria of praises, made away with seven phones.
“The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to have been operating around Oye Ekiti and Ayegbaju Ekiti with churches as his target. He further confessed to have stolen a lot of phones from the Redeemed Christian Church of God and New Reality Christian Centre, all in Oye-Ekiti.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect, after meeting his target, normally send the stolen phones through motor park to Lagos where his friend will assist him to sell them and send the proceeds back to him through online transfer.
“Meanwhile, the seven phones he stole during his last operation at CAC, Ayegbaju Ekiti, have been recovered from him and some of victims of his atrocities showed up in the station and have identified the suspect and their stolen phones.
“The suspect will be arraigned accordingly immediately after the conclusion of investigation,” the police commissioner stated.
