Pastor Bolaji Idowu, the Senior Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre, (HICC) has debunked allegations linking him to fraudulent real estate activities and money laundering, describing the claims as unfounded and misleading.
It was gathered on Tuesday alleging 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 reportedly claimed, “Pastor Bolaji Idowu, popularly known for his ‘Next Level Prayers,’ is under investigation for alleged fraudulent real estate activities and money laundering.”
However, he regained his freedom after interventions by some prominent Christian leaders.
However, Idowu refuted the charges during his church’s regular morning prayer session, Next Level Prayers, on Wednesday, claiming that he does not own or deal in properties in Nigeria.
“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,” he told his congregation.
Idowu also denied the claims that billions of naira had been funnelled into his bank accounts as part of the alleged scheme, maintaining that his financial records are transparent and open to scrutiny.
“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,” he stated.
The cleric expressed shock at the allegations, admitting that he learnt about them through the media, just like the public.
“Some of these things, as you are reading them, I am also reading them,” he said.
