Get Guardian on GoogleThe Lagos State Police Command has granted bail to the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, following a viral video that showed him holding a gun-like object when a content creator approached his vehicle.
Adefarasin turned himself in on Tuesday and was subsequently interrogated. In a statement, the state police spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the object recovered from him was a stun gun, a non-lethal but prohibited anti-riot device.
Hundeyin explained, “The object resembling a gun that Adefarasin was seen holding in a viral video is not a lethal weapon or firearm, but a stun gun, which is classified as prohibited anti-riot equipment.”
He further stated, “Pastor Paul Adefarasin, who turned himself in 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 the 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. The pastor has been granted bail while investigations continue into the case.”
