Bitrus Albarka, a Jos-based pastor in Plateau State, who was arrested for allegedly staging his kidnap, has said that he faked his crime because of financial challenges. The Nigeria Police Force, Plateau State command had in a statement revealed that the ECWA pastor teamed up with his gangs to extort money from people by staging his own kidnap. The cleric on Thursday told the police that he committed the crimes due to financial challenges he was facing.
I Staged My Kidnap Because Of Financial Challenges – Nigerian Pastor Arrested For Collecting Ransoms From CongregationThe Nigeria Police Force, Plateau State command had in a statement revealed that the ECWA pastor teamed up with his gangs to extort money from people by staging his own kidnap.
The Nigeria Police Force, Plateau State command had in a statement revealed that the ECWA pastor teamed up with his gangs to extort money from people by staging his own kidnap. According to a Nigerian Tribune report, Albarka said, “I put myself into these activities because of the financial challenges I am facing. When I did the first one, I felt guilty.
The cleric was also said to have committed other crimes including allegedly setting ablaze a senior pastor’s car, and collecting a huge sum of money from a pastor on two different occasions as ransoms for his kidnap.
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