Police Arrest Ten Persons For Carting Away Church Properties In Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command, said that it had arrested about 10 persons for carting away the property of a church, the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, in Akure, which was set ablaze on Wednesday.

The church was burnt down by irate youths in the Oshinle area of Akure in protest against the disappearance of a one-year-old boy, Gold Kolawole, from the church during a Sunday service last month.

The youth were also aggrieved that the police were allegedly not giving the boy’s disappearance the attention it deserved.

Apart from the church, houses, vehicles and other properties belonging to the religious institution were also burnt by the protesters.

Three people lost their lives in the crisis, including a policeman, whose identity was yet to be revealed.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Femi Joseph, confirmed to our correspondent on Thursday that 10 persons had been arrested in connection with the incident.

He said: “We have arrested 10 persons. While the violent crisis was going on, they were busy looting the property of the church. We even recovered some of the church’s property from them.

“Some of them were using vehicles to take the items away when we caught them. We will arrest more of those looters.”

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Meanwhile, the founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Akure, Alfa Babatunde, has dragged the Department of State Services(DSS) before the Federal High Court sitting in Akure over his arrest and detention by the security agency.

In a suit filed by his counsel, Mr Yemi Omoware, the pastor, who has been detained by the DSS for some days, sought the order of the court to effect his release.