About
10 hoodlums yesterday, invaded a church at the Ondo State capital, Akure,
disrupting the weekly service, while the officiating pastor was seriously
flogged by the invaders.
It
was gathered that members of the church were not spared in the attack as some
of the church members also received the beaten of their lives.
A
source said the hoodlums went straight to the officiating pastor known as
Pastor Arije and started flogging him.
The
source alleged that the attack might have been masterminded and sponsored by a
rival pastor in one of the churches within the area
In
an attempt to save the situation, some members of the public sought the
intervention of men of the Nigeria Police while some of the hoodlums were
arrested, but later rescued by some other members of the group, who stabbed a
policeman with a broken bottle in the neck.
It
was gathered that the hoodlums have dealt with the church members before the
police arrived at the scene of the incident and were chased to Odopetu area in
Oke Aro where some of them were arrested by the security agents.
The
hoodlum mobilised themselves and rescue some of their members while they
revisited the church on motorcycles and destroyed some of the church properties
which include plastic chairs, wall clock, window glass and electrical
appliances at the CAC, Pillar of Fire located around LA Primary School, Akure
while the day’s offering was also carted away by the hoodlums.
The
state Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Wole Ogodo confirmed the incident,
but said the details of the incident were still sketchy, but added that his men
are investigating the reasons behind the action of the hoodlums.
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