The police have arrested and arraigned a dubious pastor who used his church premises as hideout for stolen vehicles.
CP Lagos state, Fatai A. Owoseni
A pastor who used his church premises to hide stolen vehicles has been apprehended. Pastor Felix Otulukwu who opened a church in Agbor, Delta state, was arrested and arraigned before Igbosere magistrate court after police allegedly discovered seven stolen vehicles parked inside his church for sale.
Among the vehicles recovered from Pastor Otulukwu include two Toyota Hilux worth Over N15m. Two Toyota Camry worth N3m, Toyota Hiace bus worth N15m and Toyota High lander worth N3m.
The prosecuting counsel alleged that in February 2015, Otulukwu and others conspired and stole a Camry car at 24 Ondo street in Oke Ina in Ogba, Lagos which belonged to one Emmanuel Imo and escaped.
Pastor Otulukwu is also accused to have received a stolen Toyota hilux and other vehicles worth millions of naira in February at Demeru road in Ketu.
Police investigation found out that all the documents Pastor Otulukwu presented for the cars were all fake.
When Otulukwu was arraigned, he pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs S.K. Matepo granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum. He was remanded in prison custody at Ikoyi pending when he will perfect his bail.
The matter was adjourned till 9 December 2015.