TROUBLE IN CHURCH AS SECURITY GUARDS WHO STOLE MONEY FROM CHURCH TITHE LANDED IN COURT.

     Four security guards, who allegedly stole the sum of N500,000 from a tithe box, were on Monday brought before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.
                   
  TINUBU MAGISTRATE COURT IN LAGOS

      According to, The News Agency of Nigeria reports, the accused, who pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and stealing, are Taiwo Akintola, Amos Danjuma, Tajudeen Shoni and Bright Innocent.

     

    The prosecutor, Inspector Richard Odigie, told the...court that, at about 4a.m. 25th January 2016, the accused committed the offences.

   Odigie also disclosed that the accused conspired to steal N500,000 from the tithe box belonging to Ascension Anglican Church at Alasia bus stop, Badore Road, Eti-Osa, Lagos.

    

   “They were guards employed to secure the church. The first and second accused persons were on night duty while the third and fourth were on morning duty,” he continued.

     

   The prosecutor said that the offences contravened sections 309 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

     

    Counsel for the accused, Mr. Ademola Owolabi, applied for their bail in liberal terms.

 

    The magistrate, Mr. L. A. Owolabi, granted each of the accused N50,000 bail with two sureties each in like sum.

    

     Then, the case adjourned to 22nd of March, 2016 for more hearing by the magistrate.

    People should beware of engaging in dirty, stupid and unlawful acts. For goodness sake, why would they steal church money? I will agree that, they don't even have a bit of God's fear in them.