A man has gotten many people shocked with his criminal act after storming a church to make away with a motorcycle.
Femi Olayinka, a 37-year-old unemployed man, who allegedly stole a motorcycle at the parking lot of a church, was on Monday hauled up before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olayinka, a resident of Ojurongbe Street, Lanfenwa in Abeokuta, Ogun capital, is being tried for stealing.
According to the prosecutor, Insp. Clement Okuoimose, the accused committed the offence on Jan.1 at Christ Apostolic Church, Ayobo, Lagos, during a cross-over service.
Okuoimose said the complainant, who was worshiping God in the cross-over night service when the accused stole the motorcycle.
“The complainant sat on the motorcycle with others outside the church because the auditorium was filled up.
“As prayer points were raised to usher them into the new year, the pastor ordered them to stand up to pray.
“The complainant got up from his motorcycle and started praying.
“By the time the worshipers shouted ‘happy new year’ and the complainant turned to greet people behind him, he discovered that his motorcycle had missed.
“Efforts made by the complainant to recover his motorcycle were unsuccessful as he later reported the case to the police,” he said.
The prosecutor said three months after, the complainant sighted the accused riding the motorcycle and quickly alerted the police nearby who arrested him.
The offence contravened section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
NAN reports that the section prescribes three years imprisonment for offenders.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offence and was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mrs Y.O. Ekogbule, adjourned the case until May 10 for mention.
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