The Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide has distanced itself from Afolabi Hodonu, who was recently arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency alongside his wife over alleged possession of illicit drugs.
Operatives of the NDLEA had on Thursday arrested Hodonu and his wife at the Gbaji checkpoint in Lagos, where 11Kg of skunk were allegedly recovered from hidden compartments in their vehicle.
Hodonu claimed to be the Shepherd in charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Agonvi Sea Beach, Sakpo area of Seme border, Badagry.
A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the arrest of the pastor and his wife followed an earlier interception at the same checkpoint on Monday, March 30, when operatives apprehended a fake security agent, Sunday Samuel, 35, while transporting 24.5Kg of skunk from Seme border to Lagos.
He added that investigations into the seizure reportedly led to the arrest of the cleric and his wife.
“The arrest of the couple followed the apprehension of a fake security agent, Sunday Samuel, 35, at the same checkpoint on Monday, 30th March, while conveying 24.5kg skunk from Seme border to Lagos.
The development was part of a series of operations conducted by the anti-narcotics agency across the country within the past week, ” Babafemi said.
