Man Went To Church For Spiritual Help But End Up Stealing Church Offerings

A 39-year old man, Stephen Abiodun who went
to a Celestial Church of Christ, Egan parish,
Lagos to seek spiritual deliverance has ended
up in prison after he stole the church offering.
He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment
without an option of fine at Ejigbo
Magistrates’ Court Lagos on a three-count
charge for felony, breaking and entering and
stealing...
He was jailed after he pleaded guilty before
the presiding Magistrate, Mr P. E. Nwaka and
admitted that he broke a box containing the
church offering money and stole N190,000. He
also told the court he did so with two of his
friends now at large because they were
indebted and wanted to pay those debts.
The incident happened when 39-year old
Abiodun went to the church located at 24
Adisat Falae street, Egan to seek spiritual
deliverance for his predicament.
He attributed his dismissal from his job as a
result of spiritual attack and was introduced
to the church by his mom for deliverance and
prayers.
While he was in the church, he observed that
the church congregation were dropping money
in the offering box. After the church prayed
and delivered him, a few days later, he
contacted two of his friends and they went
and broke into the church broke the offering
box and carted away N190,000.
However, one of the church members who saw
them that night and recognized Abiodun
reported that he saw Abiodun with others in
the night at the church premises.
When he was arraigned in court, he confessed
and said that he incurred debts in a hotel
where they drank and they were thinking how
to off set the debts before he suggested to
his friends.
Abiodun said his friends bought the idea and
they went and broke into the church through
the window and went straight to the offering
box and broke it and took away the money. He
said they did not touch any other thing inside
the church except the money which he said
belong to God.