If Wale Adelu, popular called Evangelist, had heeded the warnings of the
Pastor of his church, he would not have joined a five-man gang that
robbed the Akure branch of Diamond Bank Plc, in November last year,
during which four people were killed.
It
was learnt that Prophet Samson Oluwamode, founder of the Prayer Centre
Church of God, located in Akure, Ondo State, where Wale worships, had -
few weeks before the November 22, 2011, bank robbery - warned that a
member of the church who is into robbery should quit or would be caught
and disgraced after a successful robbery operation.
Wale
ignored his Pastor's warning and participated in what was regarded as
the bloodiest robbery in the state. He and his team succeeded and went
away with millions of naira.
However, barely two months
after the incident, detectives from the Ondo State Police Command
arrested Wale and four others who participated in the robbery. They were
paraded by the Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Sani Magaji,
before newsmen on Friday.
Some members
of Wale’s church who know him, rushed to the scene when words filtered
in that a member of their congregation had been arrested for robbery.
During
questioning, Wale confessed that he was among the gang of armed robbers
that invaded the Bank on the said date, and killed four persons in the
process.
The names of the criminals were given as follows: Wale Adelu
popularly known as Evangelist; Ikechukwu Maduagwu; Fayemi Albert
Olabusuyi; Mukaila Raji and Mr. Ropo Adele.
However, the fifth
person, Mr. Ropo, claimed that he was arrested in place of his younger
brother who he didn't know was a robber... The men will appear in court
soon.
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