The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has turned himself in to the Lagos State Police Command after what looked like a firearm was seen in his car, Vanguards Newspaper is reporting.
This followed the circulation of a viral video allegedly showing Pastor Adefarasin holding a firearm during an encounter with a content creator on a Lagos road.
The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command and a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to Vanguard Newspaper via WhatApp.
Hundeyin told Vanguard: “No one is above the law.
“Pastor Adefarasin has turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, and is currently being interrogated by detectives.
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“They have commenced an investigation into the case, following the emergence of a video showing the pastor holding a gun-like object toward another road user, while driving in an unregistered vehicle.
“The outcome of the investigation will be made public.”
In a message to his congregation posted on his social media handles on Saturday, Adefarasin said the object seen in the footage was not a firearm.
He equally said he did not point it at anyone.
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