Lagos State Police Commissioner, Olohundare Jimoh, has stated that using a stun gun to threaten or create fear in another person constitutes an offense under the law.
This clarification comes amid the ongoing investigation of Senior Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church.
Jimoh emphasised that pointing a stun gun at someone and sending a threat or fear constitutes an offense, even if it is not a lethal weapon.
Jimoh disclosed this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday while giving an update on the case involving the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, who was recently granted bail after questioning over a gun-like object found in his possession in a viral video.
According to the CP, “Nothing is an offence under the law, except what the law states to be an offence. Even under the Fire Arms Act, if you fashion out anything that is not metal, like wood, and you make it look like a gun, and you use that guise to take possession of property from another person, you have committed armed robbery.
“So, pointing a stun gun at another individual and sending that threat and fear to such a person at that particular time constitutes an offence. So, the police are doing everything in line with the law,” he said.
Jimoh reiterated that the object recovered from Adefarasin was a stun gun, which is prohibited riot equipment under the law.
The investigation is ongoing, and the outcome will be made public.
Meanwhile, Adefarasin was granted bail after turning himself in and volunteering a cautionary statement.
The police are still investigating the incident and will invite the person at whom the stun gun was pointed to give a statement.
A video had surfaced online showing Adefarasin driving a Range Rover and engaging with a road user while holding a black object, sparking speculation on the web.
Adefarasin dismissed claims that the object was a firearm, stating it was not a gun and he did not point it at anyone.
