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A 47-year-old man has been arrested for stealing from the Cheribum and Seraphim Church in the Ogo-Oluwa area of Osogbo, Osun state.

The burglar was arrested by operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun.

Bashir Adewinmbi, the state commander of Amotekun, said the suspect broke into the church at about 4am on Friday.

He told journalists in Osogbo on Saturday that the suspect was apprehended after a resident notified operatives of the corps.

“Our men received a distress call from one of the residents of Ogo-Oluwa that a church was being burgled and they needed the attention of our operatives urgently to arrest the suspect,” he said.

“Our operatives swung into action immediately and they were able to arrest the suspect while trying to escape the scene with his loot.”

Adewinmbi said a sound system engine, microphones, drum sets and other items were recovered from the suspect.

The Amotekun commander said the suspect was handed over to the police for further investigation.

He appealed to residents to continue to provide the corps with information that would help in curbing crime in the state.