Bolaji Idowu, the founder of the Harvesters International Christian Centre, refutes allegations of real estate crimes and money laundering.
On Tuesday, reports have it that Idowu had been detained in Abuja by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department over his purported involvement in real estate fraud.
A police source stated, “Pastor Bolaji Idowu, popularly known for his ‘Next Level Prayers,’ is under investigation for alleged fraudulent real estate activities and money laundering.”
While addressing the congregation during his church’s daily morning prayer session, Next Level Prayers, on Wednesday, he refuted the allegations stating that he does not own or deal with properties in Nigeria.
He said, “Over the last 24 hours, there has been a lot of news about me on social media – about this and that.”
“I do not have any property in Nigeria. The only property I have in Nigeria is the one bequeathed to me. So, there is no property that I have or bought in Nigeria.
“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 things going on in the press, but this is not the forum to address that.”
“Some of these things, as you are reading them, I am also reading them.”