Some armed robbers have been arrested after attacking a pastor of a pentecostal church in Abeokuta, Ogun State, shooting him on his mouth for daring to plead that his daughter should not be raped.
The gang members, include Sodiq Asimiyu (21), a.k.a. Nokia, Lekan a.k.a Goddey, Ayo a.k.a. AY, Seun Ojo a.k.a. Sepe, Kassim and Sunday.
According to reports, the gang had blocked a car driven by the Reverend at about 5.50a.m while on his way to church with his wife and daughter.
He was dispossessed of N150,000, a Samsung Galaxy tablet and HTC phone belonging to his daughter, among other items.
Not satisfied, one of the armed robbers, ordered the cleric’s daughter to move away from her parents into the church, with the intention to sexually abuse her.
The Reverend was said to have pleaded with them to spare his daughter since he had surrendered all they wanted to them.
In anger, one of the gang members pulled the trigger and shot the man in the mouth. Another member went to their operational vehicle, brought out a bottle of beer, opened it and poured the content on the man of God where he fell.
They were however arrested by the Ogun state police Command, on September 11, 2014 and are currently undergoing investigations at the Anti- Robbery section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, in Ogun State.
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye, confirmed the story, saying that the suspects would be charged to court after the completion of investigations.