Nigerian Man Who Made Surprising Confession to Pastor Gets Arrested in Church, Mixed Reactions Trail Incident
- A Nigerian man got the shock of his life after confessing his offence to the pastor of his church
- The young man who had stolen about N450,000 (GH¢6,609.94) from church offerings decided to open up about it
- However, the pastor got infuriated over the confession and immediately called the police on him
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A Nigerian man instantly regretted his action after taking a bold step to confess his sins to his pastor.
The young man had stolen about N450,000 (GH¢6,609.94) from church offerings while he was still an active member of the church.
However, his crime began to haunt him afterwards and he thought it wise to confess to his pastor.
In an unexpected turnout, his pastor got infuriated during the confession and called the police to arrest him.
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Dexterouz11 shared the story on Twitter with the caption:
"One of my neighbours go confess to pastor say em thief money when E be worker for the church. N450k for about 3 months. This pastor arrest am. He won't come out till his family raises the money."
Reactions as pastor arrests man who confessed in church
@abgacollins said:
"That pastor is wicked. This will discourage people from confessing in church. He would have found another way."
@destinypaul6 commented:
"450k in this economy? Them suppose arrest your family join o."
@jujju666 said:
"A church should be a place of refuge. A pastor has no justification to call the police on someone."
@sarahhh reacted:
"Hmmm this one pass me."
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In the report sighted by YEN.com.gh on a popular Nigerian Instagram page, Instablognaija, the man admitted the crime and gave the reason for his action.
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