Ondo state police command arraigns pastor, lecturer for spreading fake news
The Ondo state police command has charged a pastor, John Abiodun, and a university lecturer, Dr Lanre Olu-Adeyemi, at the Ondo State High Court, Akure, for allegedly spreading false information about the founder of a church, the Promised Land Prophetic Ministry, Akure, Pastor Gbenga Akinbiyi.
The police have alleged that Abiodun and Olu-Adeyemi, who were former members of the church, engaged in spreading fabricated news on social media. This included allegations that the church leader and its members had buried a placenta and a newborn baby in the altar.
Although the defendants had reported the allegations themselves to the police, an investigation revealed that there was nothing buried in the church's altar. The charges against them include publishing life-threatening and inciting stor...