Samuel Harding, the chapel keeper of Zion Methodist Church on Wilberforce Street, Freetown has been declared wanted by authorities for allegedly stealing church funds.

Harding is currently on the run.

The incident has shocked the church community and prompted a police investigation. According to church officials, Harding, who was entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the church premises, broke into the church’s safe and absconded with a huge amount of money being kept there.

Authorities are urging anyone with information on Harding’s whereabouts to come forward.