Man attacks bank premises because “God told him to”
A middle-aged man embarked on a destruction spree, smashing car windshields and glass doors in the premises of a first generation bank in Sango-Ota on Thursday, with claims that God instructed him to carry out the act.
The man, identified as Oyediran Oladipupo, was reported to have caused serious panic among bank customers, who mistook his violent actions for armed robbery.
He also made an attempt to enter the bank but was prevented, prompting the bank’s management to call for policemen from the nearby Sango Area Command.
It wasn’t until the arrival of the policemen, who promptly arrested him, that normalcy returned to the area.
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Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect was already in Police custody at Sango Police Station.
“A man who was later identified as Oyediran Oladipupo was said to have gone to the bank (name withheld) at Temidire in Sango-Ota this afternoon,” Oyeyemi said.
“He was reported to have started smashing cars’ windshields and the bank’s glass doors. The management of the bank had called on policemen from the nearby Sango Police Station and the suspect was promptly arrested.
“When interrogated, the man said, ‘It’s God that sent me to do what I did.”
Oyeyemi further said the suspect would be charged to court for malicious damage after investigation.
