Pastor, mother of seven, arrested for helping militants keep their guns

Perutun Governor, a Pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Zion,at Igando, Lagos, along with a mother-of-seven, Ebimabo Jojo, 47, have been arrested by the Police in Lagos for allegedly keeping guns and preparing food for militants.
 The boat operator- turned Pastor was alleged to be using his church located beside the river at Ewedogbon, as a haven for kidnappers. Also, it is believed that the uniforms used by criminals during bank robberies were kept in his church.

The Lagos Police also gathered that whenever operatives were on the trail of the kidnappers, they (kidnappers) would leave the creeks to seek refuge in the church, pretending to be mentally deranged persons who were brought for spiritual healing.

On her part, Jojo, was discovered to own a camp at Ijegemo creeks, from where she allegedly aided kidnapers by informing them of the presence of intruders. She was also said to be running errands for them such as taking food to the kidnappers and their hostages.

The police said that Peretun’s face was captured by drone deployed into the area, while he was hiding the militants’ guns and Jojo’s face was also captured while she was taking food to the militants in the creek. .
During preliminary investigation, Jojo confessed to have worked with late Ateke, a kidnap and armed robbery kingpin who killed some policemen and civilians during a bank robbery in Lekki and Agbara areas of Lagos and Ogun states last year.