THE NATION
Pastor Bolaji Idowu, the Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC), has debunked allegations linking him to fraudulent real estate activities and money laundering.
He described the claims as unfounded and misleading.
An online media outlet (Not The Nation) had on Tuesday reported that Idowu had been detained in Abuja by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department over his purported involvement in real estate fraud.
However, addressing the matter during his popular Next Level Prayer programme on Wednesday morning, Pastor Idowu categorically denied the allegations, emphasizing his lack of involvement in the real estate business.
“Over the last 24 hours, there has been a lot of news about me on social media. I just want to state some facts,” he said.
“I heard that I was involved in real estate. Firstly, I do not have any property in Nigeria. The only property I have in Nigeria is one everyone knows. Secondly, I do not sell or buy properties. I am not in that business.”
The pastor further addressed claims concerning financial misconduct, inviting scrutiny into his financial dealings. “My accounts are public accounts. Go and check if I ever received billions into my accounts,” he stated.
“Someone said I received billions into my account. My accounts are public; you can check if I have ever received billions in them. It is just a lot of…
