The pastor, who hails from Akwa Ibom State admitted to have stopped by a
burial that he was not invited to at Itung Mbang, Uruan Local Government
Area, where he monitored the widow who was receiving gifts from
sympathisers.
He confessed that he waited until and
later stole a bag containing the over N600, 000, two cell phones
belonging to the widow and her late husband, a cheque book with an ATM
pin written at the edge of the cover, an ATM card and a briefcase
containing the late husband’s documents, which was handed over to the
woman’s son for safe keeping.
Daily Independent reports that,after stealing
the bag, the pastor, immediately used the stolen cash to acquire a land
in Uyo, emptied his victim’s account with the ATM card and pin number, handed over his victim’s late husband’s phone to his wife, while he made use of the widow’s phone.
The culprit was reportedly tracked down
by the Department of State Services (DSS) through the stolen phones and
was arrested while conducting a church session at his City of Reality
Christian Centre, Ediene Ikot Obio Imo in Uyo.
Etim who admitted
to his crime during the interrogation said he was into photo and video
media before he received his calling. He blamed the devil for his crime
and promised to hand over the land acquired to the widow.
“Please don’t send me to jail. The devil
is trying to rubbish my ministry. Please do not involve my wife in this,
she is innocent, I did not tell her where I got the phone from. I don’t want our child to grow up without a father, please have mercy upon me”. He pleaded.
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