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Pastor Paul Adefarasin granted bail as investigation progresses

The Lagos State Police Command has granted bail to Senior Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church, just hours after he willingly turned himself in for questioning.

CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s public relations officer, revealed this on the command’s official X page.

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This follows the Lagos State Police Command’s confirmation on Tuesday that Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, voluntarily brought himself in for interrogation after a video of him holding what appeared to be a gun went viral.

Hundeyin clarified that 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.

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“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 noted that pastor Paul Adefarasin has been granted bail while investigations into the incident continue.

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