From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it has arrested one Pastor Uche Aigbe of House on the Rock Cathedral, Abuja, for unlawful possession of firearms.
The pastor, who was arrested alongside two others, including the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the church, was said to have brandished the weapon during his sermon at last Sunday’s service.
The pastor’s action, which went viral on social media, prompted the police to go after him. The FCT Police Command’s Public Relations Officer Josephine Adeh, who made the disclosure in a statement, said the police have commenced investigations into the incident.
Adeh, in a statement, said: “The Federal Capital Territory Police Command, on the heels of intelligence, arrested one Pastor Uche Aigbe of House on the Rock Cathedral, Abuja, and two others.
“The pastor, whose message and demonstrations were tagged inciting by various media and social media users, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday, alongside the church chief security officer, and one Inspector Musa Audu, who was on duty on the said day and had unprofessionally released his rifle to the said pastor without permission or recourse to police authority.
“While discrete investigation has commenced, members of the public are urged to shun actions or utterances that are in breach of extant laws, as the law is trite and all violators will be adequately sanctioned.”