The Nigeria Police Force has granted bail to the Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church in Lagos State, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, hours after voluntarily turning himself in for interrogation.
This was disclosed on the official X page of the command by the Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.
The police said the item recovered from Adefarasin was not a firearm but a stun gun, which is classified as a prohibited anti-riot device.
The post read: “Pastor Paul Adefarasin, who turned himself in today at the Lagos State Police Command over a viral video where he was seen holding a gun-like object against another road user, was interrogated and he volunteered a cautionary statement to police investigators.
“What was recovered from him, the gun-like object seen in the viral video, is not a lethal weapon or firearm, but a stun gun, which is a prohibited anti-riot equipment.”
Hundeyin added that the pastor had been granted bail while investigations into the incident continued.
Pastor Paul Adefarasin on Tuesday reported himself to the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja after a viral video surfaced showing him holding a gun-like object while driving an unregistered vehicle.
In a statement on Tuesday, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the pastor voluntarily presented himself at the Command Headquarters and is currently being questioned by detectives investigating the matter.
No one is above the law! Pastor Paul Adefarasin has turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, and is currently being interrogated by detectives who have commenced an investigation into the case since a video surfaced online showing the pastor holding a gun-like object against another road user while driving an unregistered vehicle,” Hundeyin said.
The outcome of the investigation will be made public,” he added.
Adefarasin, Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, had earlier responded to the viral allegations that he was wielding a firearm in a recent video. Still, his explanation has left some questions unanswered.
The clip, which surfaced online and has since gone viral, shows Adefarasin holding an object that some viewers believe was a gun while speaking to a passerby who was recording the incident.
In a message posted to his social media accounts on Saturday, Adefarasin dismissed the claims as a misunderstanding, asserting that the object seen in the video was not a firearm and that he did not point it at anyone.
“You might be aware of a video circulating on social media showing me in what some have misunderstood as brandishing a firearm. I want to assure you — that was certainly not a firearm, and at no point did I point such at anyone,” he stated.
