A security officer, Pius Edward, his wife Fausat and the wife's mother,
have all been arrested by the men of the Nigeria police force, Oyo State
Police Command, in connection with the theft of N13m from Bishop’s
Court, a popular Anglican church located in the Bodija area of Ibadan.
“On November 9, at about 9am, an accountant attached to Bishop’s Court,
Bodija, Ibadan, reported to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad office that
on November 8, at 11.55pm, Edward broke into the office and made away
with N13m which belongs to the church.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect was hiding in a hotel at Odeda in Ogun State. With
the help of immigration office, Ogun State Command, the suspect and his
family were allow to procure travelling document to Dubai without
letting him know that he was being lured out of his hiding place. He was arrested thereafter at Idi-Iroko, Ogun State with two unregistered car he had purchased with part of the money.”
