Police parade man who allegedly stole offerings from church

Ekiti Police paraded 19 suspects on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, one of whom allegedly broke into a church in Osun and stole N600,000 while offering cash

State police spokesman Sunday Abutu said the suspect has already confessed to the crime and will be brought to justice once the investigation is complete.

He said the other 18 suspects were arrested for offenses including kidnapping, armed robbery, worship, attempted murder, burglary and conspiracy.

Mr. Abutu said the suspects were among those terrorizing the people of the state and that their arrests were made possible through information provided by residents of the state.

He listed items recovered from the suspects, including two large generators, shoes, clothing and cash.

Mr. Abutu assured that they would all be brought to justice at the end of the investigation.

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