MICHAEL AKINOLA
A suspected notorious thief, Babatunde Olaoluwa, who was caught for stealing worshippers seven mobile phones at Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC), during a church service in Ekiti State, has confessed that he only steals in churches and had stolen many phones before the Police arrested him.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Olaoluwa, made the confession after he was arrested for stealing worshippers phones in Ayegbaju-Ekiti and Oye-Ekiti towns in the State.
He also confessed to have stolen a lot of phones from the Redeemed Christian Church of God and New Reality Christian Centre, all in Oye-Ekiti before he was eventually caught at CAC.
He revealed that he usually goes to the churches, pretend to be one of the worshippers and when members focus on prayers during the church service, he will steal their phones and escape.
That was what he did before he was caught and handed over to the Police at the Command’s headquarters in Ekiti State.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police for Ekiti State, Akinwale Adeniran, who confirmed that the suspect was in Police custody undergoing interrogation over his alleged conduct.
The Police boss stated that the suspect was apprehended following the alleged stealing of seven mobile phones from worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church in Ayegbaju-Ekiti.
In a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, Adeniran explained that the suspect, Olaoluwa under the guise of a church member, meticulously observed the congregants and struck when the members were in deep worship service and absconded with their seven phones.
“The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to having been operating around Oye-Ekiti and Ayegbaju-Ekiti, with churches as his target. He further confessed to having stolen a lot of phones from the Redeemed Christian Church of God and New Reality Christian Centre, all in Oye-Ekiti,” Adeniran stated.
In the statement, the CP revealed that during the investigations, the Police uncovered the suspect’s modus operandi, revealing that he dispatched the stolen phones via motor parks to Lagos. There, an accomplice facilitated their sale with the proceeds sent back to him through online transfers.
Despite the recovery of the seven phones pilfered during his latest incursion at CAC, Ayegbaju-Ekiti, Adeniran confirmed that several victims have already identified the suspect and reclaimed their stolen property.
The commissioner affirmed that the suspect would face legal proceedings for his alleged criminal activities upon the conclusion of the investigations by the Police.