Two men, Tony Akpan, 27 and Michael Okpara of no fixed address have
been arrested by the police at the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
RCCG’s Camp situated on the Lagos- Ibadan expressway, Ogun state, with a stolen Hyundai bus inside the camp while the
suspects were allegedly looking for a buyer for it.
Police alleged
the driver of the bus now at large stole the bus belonging to his
employer, Christine Itegbe, a resident of Abioro Street, Ikate,
Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos when he was sent on an errand.
According to PM News, the Driver conspired with the arrested suspects and drove the bus
with registration No MUS 304 BS to the Redeemed Church camp to look for a
buyer but before they could find a buyer for the bus, confusion set in
among them.
The driver of the bus, it was learnt, suddenly abandoned
his vehicle and his two accomplices in strange circumstances and fled
the Camp and he has not been seen since the incident took place on 14
November, 2015.
Police alleged that nemesis however caught up
with the two arrested suspects when a vigilant driver of a senior pastor
of the church sighted the suspects behaving strangely beside the bus
inside the camp and challenged them.
When the suspects could not
explain to him how they came about the bus and their mission inside the
camp, he reported them to the police inside the Camp and the suspects
were arrested.
During interrogation, the two suspects allegedly told
the police that the driver of the bus now at large drove the bus to the
Camp to look for a buyer but suddenly abandoned them in a strange
circumstances.
The police at Illasan division, Lekki, Lagos where
the complainant had reported the matter later retrieved the case file
from the police at the Redeemed Camp division for jurisdictional
reasons.
After investigation by Sgt Orukotan Lonikola and his team,
the suspects were arraigned before an Igbosere magistrates’ court in
Lagos on a three count charge of felony to wit, stealing a bus and
properties valued N295,000 inside the bus.
The police prosecutor,
Inspector Clifford Ogu said the offences are punishable under sections
409,285(7) (10) of the criminal law of Lagos State,2011.
The accused persons pleaded guilty when the charges were read to them, and they also pleaded guilty to the facts of the matter.
Magistrate B.A Sonuga sentenced the two accused to 18 months imprisonment each without an option of fine.