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Police arrest Nigerian pastor who brought AK 47 to church

Pastor Uche Aigbe of the House on the Rock Church, Abuja. [Picture, Nigeria Times]

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested for carrying an AK-47 rifle while delivering his sermon on Sunday, February 12 in a local church in Abuja, Nigeria.

According to the BBC, Pastor Uche Aigbe of the Rock Church has been detained alongside a police officer who owned the gun, plus the church's head of security.

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