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Pastor Albarka Bitrus, the Jos-based cleric who staged his kidnapping and collected ransom from church members, has revealed the reason for his action.

The police explained that Bitrus was apprehended on Wednesday following a “vigorous investigation”.

The police observed that the pastor, of ECWA Church Jos, had on several occasions staged his kidnapping and collected ransom, in collaboration with a gang to commit the crime in order to get his money.

While speaking at the headquarters of the command, the pastor explained that financial challenges made him stage his kidnapping.

He, however, said he regretted his action.

He confessed, “I put myself into these activities because of the financial challenges I am facing. When I did the first one, I felt guilty. When I went out, the money with me got finished. I was thinking of coming back. I was just confused. That is why I did the second one. I regret my action.”

He further explained that he burnt the vehicle of his senior pastor because he was guilty of what he did, adding that he was confused and did not know what came over him.

He, however, confessed what he did, saying, “I am sorry for what I have done. I am really sorry.”

The police explained that the suspect collected the sum of N400,000 on November 14, 2022, and on November 30, he staged another kidnapping of himself and collected the sum of N200,000 from his sympathizers, who are members of his church.

The greatest players in the world are no longer interested in moving to Old Trafford, according to Manchester United star Eric Cantona.

He suggested that the Red Devils emulate Liverpool and be “savvier” in the transfer market.

This season, United has advanced impressively under Erik ten Hag, and the team is now sitting in fourth position and still taking part in all four competitions.

Cantona thinks teams like Manchester City and Real Madrid will have more influence right now than United.

The Red Devils legend emphasized that in order to close the gap, Erik ten Hag’s team needed to be “smart” in the trade market.

“The best don’t want to go to Man Utd, they want to go to Man City or Real Madrid,” Cantona told The Times.

“Manchester United have to be more clever,” he added, noting that before Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané joined Liverpool, they were not the greatest in the world.

In the summer of 2020, the Red Devils permitted players including Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, and Nemanja Matic to leave the team on free transfers.

Recently, superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract was cancelled, and the Portuguese player is now playing for Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr in Asia.