Police in Ogun State has arrested one Mela Samaila for breaking into Grace Nations Church and stealing the offering box with an undisclosed amount of money.
Samaila, a former security guard of the church was arrested on Thursday following a distress call received by the police at Ojodu Abiodun divisional headquarters from security men on duty at the church at about 4.00 a.m.
The security men said that he scaled the fence of the church, broke into the main auditorium and made away with the church offering box.
Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ojodu Abiodun division, CSP Eyitayo Akinluwade, quickly mobilised his patrol team to the scene, combed the area and succeeded in arresting the suspect with the help of the security men of the church.
The offering box was recovered from him.
Preliminary investigation, according to the spokesman of the police in Ogun State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed that the suspect was once a security man in the church, but was relieved of his duty due to some untoward behaviour.
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun, had directed that the suspect be charged to court without delay as soon as investigation was concluded.
