A 32-year-old robbery suspect
has given a confession detailing his reason for specializing in burgling
churches around Oko-Oba area of Lagos. Sannu Umaru who was
reportedly arrested during an operation inside one of the Pentecostal churches
in Oko-Oba, last weekend said he started stealing out of frustration.
“I was tempted to steal
because of the death of my father. After his death, I went into scavenging
but did not succeed. I chose to burgle churches because it is easier than any
other place,” he said.
“Aside this, I do not need to
be armed. I was scared of carrying arms and did not want to spill blood. That
is why I considered stealing in churches as a gentleman’s way.
“What I do is, anytime I go
there, I would search the offering boxes. At times I would find money inside,
while at other times I would not.
“At Saint Barnabas Church, I
did not find any money inside the offering box. So, I decided to steal their
music instrument.”
The Vanguard reports:
Umaru
who claimed to be son of a retired army personnel, told policemen during
interrogation that he preferred stealing from churches because of the security
lapses.
Preliminary
investigation, according to police sources, revealed that Umaru was
allegedly involved in some robbery incidents in churches around the area.
Before his arrest, he allegedly bugled a church where he made away with
some musical instruments.
According
to Police sources, “on that fateful night, he scaled the fence of the church
and went to where the musical instruments were. As he was about carrying the
piano valued close to half a million naira, one of the instruments fell down
and attracted the night guards who went for him.
“He
jumped through the fence with one of the instruments he stole. But he was
apprehended by residents of the area who were alerted by the the guards and was
brought to the station. He was found to have also burgled another church
within the week.”
Police
sources said Umaru had been charged to court.
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