Hoodlums have burgled a branch of Living Faith Church located at Ekredjebor in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, carting away equipment valued at over ₦100 million, as well as bags of rice meant for widows.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on December 23, 2025. According to church members, items stolen during the break-in include eight modern air-conditioning units, an installed solar power system, an X32 console, a Montage 8 keyboard, a Yamaha keyboard, two virgin monitors, four other monitors, seven amplifiers, a pair of sub-speakers, a pair of full-range speakers, and several bags of rice.
The members said some of the equipment had only recently been procured and installed in preparation for the Christmas celebrations.
An official of the church, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the hoodlums overpowered the security guard on duty before gaining access to key offices within the church premises.
“When the hoodlums came, they tied down the security guard and forced their way into the Resident Pastor’s office, the Assistant Resident Pastors’ offices and the Accountant’s office,” the source said. “They made away with computers, all the installed solar system equipment in the church, and some bags of rice meant for widows. The matter was reported at the Ofuoma Police Division for investigation.” The source added that the church has since resorted to hiring musical instruments for its programmes pending the outcome of police investigations, noting that no arrest had been made as of the time of filing this report.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, were unsuccessful at press time.