by ‘Jola Sotubo

A cleric in Ekiti has been arrested by police for allegedly being a cohort of armed robbers.

Sunday Suleiman, a pastor at The Way of Salvation Ministry in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, was apprehended following reports that he was the keeper of the arsenal of a robbery gang.

The members of the 5-man gang are said to have pointed out Suleiman as their “spiritual protector” who also kept guns for them.

Eagle Online reports:

One of the gang members insisted that the perceived man of God is one of them. Suleiman, however, denied the allegation.

He said he was just living in the same compound with the suspects.

However, one of the suspects, Okwudili, who was described as a serial robber, said that Suleiman was aware of their robbery operations and had allegedly benefited many times from the stolen items they brought for him after operations as a mark of appreciation.

Okwudili added that the gang initially specialised in the snatching of motorbikes before they graduated to car snatching and raiding of houses.

According to a police source, the key to the cupboard being used as armoury was found in the possession of Suleiman.

Police also claimed that dangerous weapons such as a cut to size USSR made gun, one locally made double barrel, nine live cartridges, one pick axe, one chisel, one hammer, a laptop and six handsets were recovered in the cupboard.