A five-man gang of armed robbers
has raided a new generation church(name withheld)  in Boji-Boji Owa, Ika
North East of Delta State and snatched the church’s offering and abducted the
security guard, leaving one person dead.

An eye witness said the robbers shot sporadically into the air
to pave way for their operation in the church at about 10:30am during prayer
session and ordered the worshippers  to face the ground while their
operation lasted.

Reports said that the gunmen ransacked everywhere in the church 
where some prominent politicians worship for close to an hour before they
allegedly vented their anger on the pastor whose failure to make more money
available earned him a punishment of “frog jumps”.

Sources revealed that the hoodlums came in a black jeep with no
plate number and were armed with AK 47s in a commando style to scare passersby.

However, the pastor in charge of the church who did not want his
name in print, disclosed that the offering box contained an estimated sum of
N0.5million being offering and thanksgiving by some highly placed personalities
and appealed  to the gang to release the security guard.

Police spokesman in the state, ASP Famous Ajieh,  confirmed
the incident and revealed that the whereabouts of the security guard was yet to
be established. He said that concerted efforts to rescue the victim were
ongoing, adding that efforts to also arrest the hoodlums have been put in place
especially in strategic areas.

Source:
Leadership