The Ekiti State police command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Akindele Olufemi, for allegedly stealing N620,115 church offering in Osun State.

The Command also paraded three others for alleged fake kidnapping and for trying to collect N5 million ransom under false pretences.

Also, 16 other suspects were arrested for various crimes  bordering on kidnapping, stealing, burglary cattle rustling and robbery.

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Parading the suspects at the Police  Rapid Response Squad’s office, in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, the Command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu said Olufemi was intercepted  by the police at Igbara Odo Ekiti after perpetrating the act at the Christ Apostolic Church   Camp Ground, Ikeji Arakeji, in Osun State.

Abutu said ; “On the  16th September, 2022 at about 04:30am, the Command’s operatives, while on stop and search along Igbara-Odo- Akure Road, intercepted one Akindele Olufemi found with a school bag loaded with different denominations of naira notes.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he travelled all the way from Iropara-Ekiti to Christ Apostolic Church Camp Ground, Ikeji, Arakeji, Osun State to steal the cash sum of N620,115 from the church’s offering vault .

“The suspect further revealed that he was employed as a security guard of the Church sometime ago before he voluntarily resigned”.

Also, Abutu paraded Sunday Abah, Adejoh Friday and Simeon Ojodomo, for alleged kidnapping after receiving a  complaint from one Omoniyi Taiwo on September 3.