The Lagos State Police Command mentioned the Lead Pastor of the Home on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, is at present being interrogated for allegedly brandishing a gun-like object on TikToker Automobile Spotter, in Lagos.
Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday, mentioned Pastor Adefarasin was being interrogated by the Command’s detective at its state headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos.
“Nobody is above the legislation, Pastor Paul Adefarasin has turned himself in on the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja and is at present being interrogated by detectives who’ve commenced investigation on the case since a video surfaced on-line exhibiting the pastor holding a gun-like object towards one other street person, whereas driving in an unregistered automobile,” Hundeyin mentioned.
The Lagos police picture maker famous that the result of the investigation might be made public.
In the meantime, the incident went viral in early June 2025 on X, when the video surfaced exhibiting Pastor Adefarasin, holding an alleged metallic object whereas confronting TikToker Automobile Spotter who was filming his black Vary Rover reportedly with out license plates in visitors.
The video on X confirmed Pastor Adefarasin winding down his tinted window, expressing displeasure, whereas holding an object interpreted by many viewers as a firearm.
Whereas the TikToker rapidly apologised because the automobile drove off, the video rapidly nevertheless went viral, igniting accusations on social media that the pastor had brandished a gun to intimidate the person.
Consequently, Pastor Adefarasin addressed the controversy and denied the allegations in a social media assertion and likewise throughout the Sunday church service when he mentioned, “That was definitely not a firearm, and at no level did I level such at anybody.”
He dismissed the incident as “mischief” and a “misunderstanding” sustaining that he neither owned a firearm license nor carried a gun.
The favored cleric insisted that the backlash was an orchestrated plan by the forces of darkness fueled by ‘click on baiters’ searching for revenue.
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