Suspected thief electrocuted to death in Abia Church

A yet-to-be-identified thief has been confirmed shocked to death while attempting to steal from a Church in Abia State.

According to report, the criminal, identified just as Bouncer got electrocuted while trying to cart away musical gadgets and other items from one St Luke’s Anglican Church, situated at Agbarevo Street, off Omuma Road, in Eziukwu-Asa-Okpuaja in Aba South LGA.

Confirming the incident, the state police command through its spokesperson, Geoffrey Ogbonna revealed that the attempted theft happened on Saturday, April 30 as the thief was trying to do away with the church’s electrical appliances and other equipment.

Mr. Ogbonna added that the remains of the suspect had been deposited in a mortuary.

A worker in the church, who pleaded anonymity, narrated the event and how the church had recorded several counts of robbery incidents before this.

He surprisingly said he wished the thief repented before he died of his sins.

He alleged that the deceased had jumped into the church on Saturday, April 30, through the rear fence, dismantled equipment and was cutting wires when power was restored, leading to his electrocution.

He said, “Bouncer’s voice was heard shouting ‘oh Jesus!’ inside the church premises about midnight on Saturday.”

He explained that after the shout, they discovered his body on Sunday morning, confirming suspicions that the suspected thief lived around the church.

“This church has recorded several stealing cases in recent times. The thieves have made a mess of the house of God with their stealing techniques. We have been living at the mercy of God. Nothing is safe here. Not even the roofing sheets,” the source told newsmen and security agents.

He added: “The church lost newly fixed roofing sheets worth millions of naira. We have lost too many plastic chairs and seats worth hundreds of thousands of naira.

“The last one that happened which shocked everyone was a very big goat which was used by a church member for thanksgiving. And the goat valued at about N150,000 was tied up in the church compound but was stolen the next day. I am not happy about his death. I would have loved it if he was alive to repent, but this should be a lesson to others out there.”