A well publicized church programme
purposely organized by one of the
old generation churches- the Christ
Apostolic Church, CAC, in Epinmi in
Akoko South East area of Ondo state
to exorcise the devil and its cohorts
said to be tormenting the people in
the agrarian community was
disrupted by masquerades as the
organizers were ironically dealt with
instead mid-way into the spiritual
meeting.
The disruption of the church service
came from an unusual quarter –
Masquerades.
Vanguard learnt that four
masquerades invaded the church and
flogged all those present including
two of their pastors.
The incident is talk of the town since
it happened last week. While some
described it as sacrilegious others
claimed that there is more to it than
meets the eyes.
The church members and others
within the town who were invited to
the service held during the week went
back home with bruises all over their
bodies.
Infact, reports had it that the pastors
of the church reportedly received the
beating of their lives and were
hospitalized thereafter.
There was stampede in the church
which has a capacity to
accommodate 100 worshippers as
the intruders went wild flogging both
the old and the young inside the
church.
Findings by Vanguard revealed that
the masquerades, after their show
across the town, were heading for
their hideout to share their proceeds.
They reportedly decided to pass
through a short cut in order to
escape the surging crowd following
them to partake in the sharing of the
day’s takings.
Unknown to them, the route they took
led to the church where the service
was in progress.
Some of the leaders of the church
who were ushering invitees into the
church were shocked to see the four
masquerades running towards the
church.
Police source said that the ushers
informed one of the pastors who
together with others formed a wall to
prevent the masquerades from
moving near the church.
The leader of the masqueraders, one
Tunde Arohunmolase, who is now in
police custody reportedly challenged
the pastor and his members for
disallowing them to use the footpath
beside their church as their gateway.
He was said to have quoted the Bible
(Psalm 24:1) “ The earth is of the
Lord and the fullness thereof” to the
pastor.
Tunde was said to have insisted that
no human being has the right to stop
others from passing through any
land since it belongs to the Lord
Vanguard gathered that the Pastor
and those that formed the wall
refused to budge.
Tunde was said to have signalled to
his colleagues and they overran the
human wall, headed straight to the
church and flogged all those present
during the service.
Some members who could not
escape through the doors used the
windows.
None of those that attended the
service was spared from the beating
by the masquerades.
Satisfied that they have dealt with the
pastors and others, the masquerades
reportedly left the church premises
without taking anything from the
church.
They later, after their ungodly act,
passed through the footpath beside
the church to their hideout where
they later shared their takings.
But nemesis later caught up with
them as detectives who traced them
after some church members had
lodged a complaint, rounded them up
while they were sharing their booty.
Vanguard was informed that their
leader was arrested while the two
others escaped.
The suspect has reportedly given
useful information while the fleeing
masqueraders are being traced.
Police source said that the suspect
confessed that they were pushed into
masquerade business because they
had nothing doing and do not want to
be criminals.
According to the source, the suspect,
during interrogation, said they went
round the town and were able to
make N3,000 which they shared
equally.
Vanguard also learnt that they would
have made more money if it was
during a festival but because the
exercise was not attached to any
known festival in the town, many of
those they asked for money ignored
them.
Suspects’ confession
Report said that the suspects
confessed that they were lured into
the exercise by one Kayode who told
them that they stand to make quick
money if they joined him in the
exercise.
The suspect told police detectives
that they had a successful outing
until the unexpected happened in the
church.
When contacted, the police image
maker, Wole Ogodo, said that only
one of the suspects is in police
custody and that he has confessed
to the offense.
Ogodo said that the other two are at
large and would soon be
apprehended.
He also confirmed that two of the
pastors were wounded during the
invasion of the church.
Ogodo said that the two pastors have
been discharged from hospital after
they were treated.
He gave the names of the pastors as
Jacob Ogunmola and Kehinde Ilori.
The Police Spokesman added that the
suspect – Tunde Arohunmolase, in
police custody said that they decided
to vent their anger on the pastors
because they prevented them from
passing through the footpath beside
their church during church service.
Ogodo assured that the fleeing
masqueraders would soon be
arrested from their hideouts and be
made to face the music.
Fleeing masqueraders
One of the pastors that was attack,
Jacob Ogunmola, declined comment
on the incident.
But one of the leaders in the church
who spoke in confidence said “ what
happened resulted from breakdown in
communication”.
According to him, the pastors were
out to prevent the masquerades from
distracting the church programme
and did not ask them not to do their
business.
He said that the church has put the
ugly incident behind it and has
moved on adding that Sunday service
was held in the church with an
impressive attendance by church
members.
According to him the ugly incident
“has not and will not affect the
church attendance”.
Meanwhile, a new Police
Commissioner, Mike Ogbodu, has
resumed in the state as the 36th
Commissioner of Police.

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Very funny.

The pastors for use prayer weaken them

Tunde and the masquerades are right. Selfish pastors.

only in the South West part of the ZOO. foolish people that have converted church to super malls while therir people keep converting to muslim. by the time BIAFRA is restored, i pity those richest pastors o