Stun Gun Scandal: Lagos CP Declares Pastor Adefarasin’s Action a Criminal Offence
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olorundare Jimoh, has stated that using a stun gun to threaten or intimidate others is a criminal offence under Nigerian law.
Jimoh made this clarification during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday while addressing the ongoing police investigation involving Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church.
The clergyman was recently questioned and released on bail after a viral video surfaced online showing him brandishing what was initially believed to be a firearm. Police authorities later confirmed that the object was a stun gun.
CP Jimoh stressed that under Nigerian law, any item used with the intention to instill fear or simulate violence—even if it does not cause physical harm—is considered a criminal act.
“If you fashion out anything that is not metal, like wood, and you make it look like a gun, and use that guise to take possession of property, that’s armed robbery,” he said. “Likewise, pointing a stun gun to threaten someone is an offence.”
He further noted that the police are handling the case “strictly in line with the law,” and emphasized that the presence or absence of physical injury does not exempt such conduct from prosecution.
The police commissioner’s remarks have sparked public discourse around the use of non-lethal weapons in Nigeria and their legal implications, particularly in high-profile incidents.
