Pastor arrested after locking members inside church for Easter service

… tries to jump the fence out

No fewer than five churches  were  forcefully closed by the Ondo state government on Sunday in akure the state capital for defiling government’s stay at home directive as part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Senior Special assistant to the Governor on Special duties and strategies, Dr Doyin Odebowale who Led Special task force of the government to enforce the closure order frowned at the noncompliance attitude  by the faithful.

While many churches complied with governor Akeredolu’s directive that no church should hold Sunday service on easter , some churches turned deaf ears to the order.

Church Services went on in churches like Christ apostolic church, Oke-Lisa and ( TAJEM) Irese, that was forcefully lock by the task force though members denied a service was on-going.

Also at Assemblies of God church, Olufoam ,Akure the church was locked from outside, only for the  task force team to force the door open an meet worshippers inside.

It was however not a good day for the church’s  pastor who was caught by men of the task force team while trying to escape through the fence.

Also, at Gospel church ministry, Irese road, service was interrupted by the special task force team as worshippers took to hiding for fear of being arrested

Some of the faithful denied being in know of government’s directive

Senior Special assistant to the Governor on Special duties and Strategies, Dr Doyin Odebowale said those arrested would be prosecuted.

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