Pastor Chiedozie Anochima, the founder of
Jesus The Rock of Salvation Healing Ministry, Owerri, has been arrested by the
Imo police command in connection with bank robbery.
His arrest was in connection to an incident a
year ago, where an armed robbery gang invaded a branch of a new generation Bank
in Owerri, Imo State, killing two policemen and wounding another.
The arrest of last member of the gang Identified
as Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam sometime last week led to the arrest of the
Pastor.
According to a police source, Chinonso
Onwugbuchlam’s confession helped the police to arrest the pastor.
He told Punch, “Onwugbuchulam named one
Pastor Chiedozie Anochima as one of them. The pastor is 36 years old and he is
the founder of Jesus The Rock of Salvation Healing Ministry, a church in
Urratta, in the Owerri North LGA.”
“Onwugbuchulam confessed that the pastor kept
the gang’s rifles after operations and prayed for them for protection.
“Onwuegbuchulam led the F-SARS operatives to
his church where we arrested him during a church service. The pastor was
surprised to see us. We swooped on him and arrested him immediately. That was
last Sunday,”the source said.
The state Commissioner of Police, Chris
Ezike, confirmed the pastor’s arrest, adding that it was a big breakthrough for
the command.
He said, “Yes, it is true. We have arrested
the pastor and he is with us. You know that criminal investigation is like
kerosene; it spreads. The more you investigate a crime, the more it spreads.
“We are working harder to make sure that all
those involved in the bank robbery at Zenith Bank in 2017, do not escape
justice. We will parade the pastor before newsmen very soon.
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