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Robbers raid, assault members of Pentecostal church during vigil

It was gathered that a member of the church, who pleaded anonymity, said the robbers ordered the victims to lie down, claiming that they might have raped some of the women and ladies in the process

 

A gang of robbers stormed a pentecostal church, Salvation Givers Church International, in Benin, Edo capital during the night prayer session.

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Punch reports that robbers shot sporadically, forcing the faithful back into the church, before dispossessing them of their valuable belongings.

It was gathered that a member of the church, who pleaded anonymity, said the robbers ordered the victims to lie down, claiming that the bandits might have raped some of the women and ladies in the process.

The source said many of the church members were beaten up by the robbers when they failed to identify the pastor to surrender the proceeds of the church.

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It was further learnt that the armed men, however, later made away with valuable items, including cash from the church’s safe.

Confirming the raid on the community, the Police Public Relations Officer, Joseph Edoigiawerie, said one of the robbers had been arrested.

Edoigiawerie said the command had yet to receive any report of the robbery in the church.

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