Viral Gun Video: Pastor Adefarasin Granted Bail As Police Continue Probe
The Lagos State Police Command has granted Senior Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church bail hours after his interrogation.
This was contained in a statement on the official X page of the command by the Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.
According to Hundeyin, 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 has been granted bail while investigations into the incident continue.
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