The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended two men and recovered several items worth over N800,000 from them.
Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that the items were stolen from a church; St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church, Igode located in the Sagamu area of the state.
PUNCH Metro that the incident occurred in the early hours of that same day.
The incident was reported to the police by one Onojwu Aaron and some members of the church.
The stolen items are a generator valued at N400,000, one big OX fan valued at N60,000, a music amplifier valued at N180,000 and other musical instruments valued at about N200,000, all totalling N840,000.
The state police command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said upon receiving the report, the police sprung into action immediately and began an investigation. They visited the scene and monitored the place together with the vigilante group in the area.
Along the line, she said two men were arrested in connection with the incident.
Upon further investigations, their identities were revealed as 21-year-old Destine John and 23-year-old John Peter, who were said to be indigenes of Benue State living in the Odongunyan area of Lagos.
The PPRO said they were arrested at Fakale inside a Keke Marwa (tricycle) where they were hiding the amplifier.
One of the suspects denied the allegations and claimed he bought the amplifier from one pastor but could not prove his claims.
The other man in his statement claimed his partner asked him to wait inside the tricycle at Fakale and later came back with the amplifier after informing him that a pastor sold it to him.
Odutola noted that statements provided by all parties concerned had been documented and further investigations were ongoing.
“Statements have been obtained from all concerned parties; investigation is in progress. Further developments shall be communicated,” Odutola said.
