Lagos State Police Command don confirm say di Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, show face by himself for police headquarters for Ikeja on Tuesday, after video wey show am dey hold something wey resemble gun begin trend online.
For post wey dem drop for X (formerly Twitter), police talk say:
“Nobody dey above law. Pastor Paul Adefarasin don turn himself in for Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, and detectives don begin question am as dem don launch full investigation into di matter.”
Dem add say, “We go make una know how di investigation take go.”
Di video wey begin trend earlier dis month show di popular pastor for inside one Range Rover, as he roll down him window and dey talk to one road user while he hold black object wey people say look like gun.
Di video cause plenty talk for internet as many people begin suspect say di thing na pistol.
But Pastor Adefarasin carry go him X handle to clear di air.
He write: “Some people don misinterpret one video wey dey circulate for social media say I dey wave gun. Make I clear una — that thing no be gun, and I no point am at anybody at any time.”
He acknowledge say di video cause concern and beg Nigerians to calm down.
“We understand say di video don shake people… Thank you for una patience and understanding,” he add, and talk say he go talk more about di issue for Sunday church service.
Some eyewitness wey follow react for di video talk say di matter happen when person see Pastor Adefarasin for traffic and shout him name. Di pastor roll down window and lift one object, wey make people think say na weapon.
For one Sunday sermon wey dem stream live for di church YouTube, Adefarasin still talk about di matter. He say di way people react pain am and say di whole story na lie.
He talk say, “Dem accuse me wrongly say I dey carry gun and I point am at one content creator wey near me well well. Na only like three-quarter meter and glass bin dey between us. I no get gun licence, I no dey carry gun, and I no point gun give anybody.”
He still complain about how people dey spread false news just to make money.
“People wey dey chase clicks and money just wan use my name trend. Maybe I no even be their real target — na money dem dey find,” he tell di congregation.
Di 62-year-old pastor say di matter really touch am.
“I be human being. But God sabi how e dey comfort us when we dey go through pain. Anything wey di enemy plan for bad, God go use am turn to good,” he talk.
