The police claimed that the pastor collected the sum of N400,000 on 14 November 2022, and on 30 November of the same year, he staged...
A Jos-based pastor, Bitrus Albarka, who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly staging his own kidnap, has told the police that he did it because he needed the ransom to settle his financial challenges.said its investigation revealed that Mr Albarka, a pastor of ECWA Church, conspired with his gang and collected ransoms meant for his release.“I put myself into these activities because of the financial challenges I am facing with. When I did the first one, I felt guilty.
In a statement, the police claimed that the pastor collected the sum of N400,000 on 14 November 2022, and on 30 November of the same year, he staged another kidnap of himself and collected the sum of 200,000 from members of his church. “Through credible intelligence, the clergyman was invited by the DPO Nassarawa Gwong Police Station, CSP Musa Hassan and investigation commenced immediately. In the course of investigation, it was established that the suspect has been conspiring with his gang to stage his kidnap and fraudulently collect the ransom.
“The suspect further disclosed that on 04/01/2023, he set ablaze two motor vehicles and a bicycle parked at ECWA Bishara 3 Jenta Apata premises belonging to his colleagues who he alleged one of them hates him, referring to his senior pastor, ” the statement read.
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