A church leader
who carried an assault rifle during a Sunday sermon about "spiritual
weapons" has been arrested, police say.
The police
officer who owned the gun has also been detained, along with the church's head
of security.
Pastor Uche
Aigbe earlier apologised "unreservedly", according to his church.
He
"realises that even with the best of intentions, carrying a gun to
illustrate his message was ill-advised and regrettable," the House on the
Rock Church in Abuja said in a statement on Monday.
It also said:
"We stand on the good news gospel of Jesus Christ which embraces peace and goodwill for all of mankind."
The church added
that it "rejects all forms of violence" and is "cooperating
fully with the authorities as they carry out their investigations into this
incident".
Under Nigerian
law, it's only legal to carry a gun if the Inspector General of Police grants
you a licence.
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