Pastor, mother of 7, arrested for keeping militants’ guns

*Pastor: I only buy fuel from militants

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Zion and a mother of seven children for allegedly keeping guns for militants.       
                                                 

The pastor, who identified himself as Governor Peretun, has however denied the allegation.

According to the police, Peretun used to keep guns for militants. These militants were part of those that had repeatedly invaded Ewedogbon community, in Igando area of the state, two months ago, wreaking havoc.

The police said: “The pastor was aiding the militants in pipeline vandalism. Even the boats, which was used in the Agbara bank robbery operation, where a policeman was shot dead, were kept in his custody.”

The police said that Peretun was as arrested along with Ebimobe JoJo, 47, mother of seven. Police said that Jojo was responsible for the cook of the militants at the Igando creek area.

Peretun said that he was once into fish hunting, but abandoned that trade, after Holy Spirit directed him to move into the creek and established a church there. The suspect said he was about to board a bus at Iba Bus Stop, heading to Ondo State, when police detectives arrested him.

He said: “After I built my church, I opened up the waterways to allow people to start paddling their boat through the routes. After a while, I started buying fuel from the militants. I used to buy 50 litres gallon for N1000, 000. I would then resell for N1500, 000, which was how we became friends. They used to visit and I also visited them in the creek. There was a time operatives of Department of State Security Service (DSS) stormed the creek. I was arrested. After explaining myself to them, I was set free. The DSS men however warned me to stop selling and buying from the militants. But I didn’t. ”

Stating her own side of the story, JoJo said: “I used to buy fuel from the militants in the creek. I don’t cook food for them, but I used to go with food for them, so that they would sell fuel to me on credit. Anytime I go to buy fuel from the militants, I don’t leave early, to avoid being arrested. When they saw that I used to come with food, they approached and told me to be preparing food for them. They said they couldn’t come out of the creek.”

She continued: “Whenever I go to buy fuel from them, the leader of the militants, called TK and his boys are always armed with AK47. They also dressed in military uniform; initially I thought they were soldiers.”

The police said that Peretun’s face and was captured while he was hiding the militants’ guns. The police further said that Jojo’s face was also caught while she was taking food to the militants in the creek.

The police said their faces were captured by drone deployed into the coastal area after the militants invaded the community.

New Telegraph reported that the militants on July 24, 2016 invaded Ewedogbon, a coastal community in Igando area of Lagos State, and unleashed terror on the residents.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) was shot in the back, while the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), sustained gunshot injury while being chased by militants.