The Nigerian Police Force has detained the presiding pastor of the Abuja chapter of the House on the Rock Church, Pastor Uche Aigbe, for wielding an AK-47 rifle while preaching on Sunday.
The incident which caused a stir in the church auditorium happened during the second service, which frequently has a high number of the congregation who attends from different parts of the nation’s capital.
This is as the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Sadiq Abubakar, has made a recommendation to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to dismiss a police officer, Inspector Musa Audu, who will be facing an orderly room trial for handing over his rifle to Pastor Uche Aigbe, on Sunday.
Inspector Audu and Pastor Aigbe have also been detained by the Intelligence Response Team, Force Intelligence Bureau, Garki, Abuja, on Monday.
Wielding the gun, the pastor found his way to the altar as many members of his congregation were alarmed trying to figure out what was happening.
The unperturbed clergyman walked up to the lectern, aware of the tension his action had created, without looking at his worshippers.
He, however, made an attempt to open his Bible, and said jokingly, “Some people are looking for my trouble. And I came here prepared.
