Husband, Wife & His Wife’s Mother Arrested For Stealing N13m From Popular Church

A security officer, Pius Edward, his wife Fausat and the
wife’s mother, have all been arrested by the men of the
Nigeria police force, Oyo State Police Command, in
connection with the theft of N13m from Bishop’s Court, a
popular Anglican church located in the Bodija area of
Ibadan.
“On November 9, at about 9am, an accountant
attached to Bishop’s Court, Bodija, Ibadan, reported
to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad office that on
November 8, at 11.55pm, Edward broke into the office
and made away with N13m which belongs to the
church.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect was hiding in
a hotel at Odeda in Ogun State. With the help of
immigration office, Ogun State Command, the suspect
and his family were allow to procure travelling
document to Dubai without letting him know that he
was being lured out of his hiding place . He was
arrested thereafter at Idi-Iroko, Ogun State with two
unregistered car he had purchased with part of the
money.”
Edward, a security officer at the church was said to have
broken into an office where the money was kept and made
away with it. It was alleged that he woke his wife the
following morning and told her to prepare for a journey with
the children.
After the theft was reported by one of the reverends in the
church, the police were, however, able to trace his
movement and nabbed him at after a diligent intelligence
operation. The corrupt security officer was planning to
relocate his family to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ndabawa,
said Edwards’ in-law’s involvement was helping the family
disappear from Nigeria by facilitating the procurement of
their travel documents.
Also recovered from him were N656,000 and $2,300, while
Edward said he tore a N7m cheque belonging to the church
for fear of being arrested while attempting to cash it. In a
chat with Punch, Edward claimed that he only stole N2.5m
and that he purchased N1.8m cars from the loot.
“I pushed my wife into the crime. My mother in-law was
involved because she introduced me to the immigration
officer that helped us procure the travelling document,” he
insisted.
His wife, Fausat said she did not know that her husband
had stolen the money. “ He threatened to leave me with the
children if I did not follow him. So I followed him. He did
not tell me that he stole money from the church,” she cried.