MAKURDI - THE Benue State Police Command, yesterday, arrested the pastor
of a new generation church in Katsina-Ala (names withheld) for illegal
possession of fire arms and assault on the church's accountant.
Vanguard
gathered from sources that the pastor was apprehended with the firearm
by men of the Benue State Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, in
Katsina-Ala where he allegedly tried to kill the accountant of the
church, Mr. Philip Toryila, during a serious disagreement over money.
According
to our source,"the incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the pastor
ordered the church accountant to handover church monies to him for
execution of a project and he refused.
"The
refusal of the accountant angered the pastor who engaged him in a fracas
and in the process pulled out a gun on the accountant.
"In the
process, the accountant shouted for help which attracted the attention
of another church official who alerted the police and they quickly
drafted some armed men of the squad to the place and arrested the
pastor."
The source
added that "the accountant sustained a major facial injury and other
parts of his body and was quickly rushed to a private hospital in
Katsina-Ala where is now receiving treatment."
Confirming
the story, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Suprintendent
of Police Daniel Ezeala, said: "The arrested pastor was brought to the
state command and he will soon be charged to court for illegal
possession of firearms but we are still conducting investigations into
the matter."
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