Mentally-Unbalanced Anglican Priest Sets Bank ATMs Ablaze In Imo

An Anglican Church priest identified as Rev. Chukwunyere Ibezim of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ugiri, has set the two Automated Teller Machines installed by Imo Microfinance Bank at Aba Branch, Imo State on fire. .

According to Punchng, he also set his motorcycle on fire before he was overpowered by security men and bank customers. An eyewitness, Kingsley Chukwu, revealed that the incident happened on Friday. He disclosed that the cleric was beaten by an enraged crowd. .

“Rev. Chukwunyere Ibezim of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ugiri in Isiala Mbano LGA is cooling off his heels in the police net for breaking into the bank in broad daylight with a gallon of fuel and setting the two installed ATMs on fire.

On noticing that people would go after him, he smartly ran out of the bank, set his own motorcycle on fire in a bid to scare people away and took to his heels. A mob went after him and almost crushed him. .

It took the intervention of policemen from the Ehime Mbano Divisional Headquarters to save him from being lynched. The sum of N100,000 was recovered from him. A new hammer was equally recovered from him. He came on a brand new motorcycle which he later set ablaze also,” Chukwu narrated. .

Confirming the arson, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Chris Ezike, disclosed that the medical checks ran on the priest by his command revealed that the suspect was a psychiatric patient. He said the cleric had been taken to a psychiatric home in Enugu State.

Source:- Punchng