The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has ordered the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, to probe allegations of murder levelled against the Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor.
The order comes amid growing outrage generated by the viral sexual allegations circulating on social media in recent days.
Recall that the popular cleric stepped down from pastoral duties on New Year’s Day as the allegations escalated, with several women, including Nollywood actress Doris Ogala, coming forward with different narrations against him.
The cleric had last Sunday publicly apologised to Ogala during a church service, where he knelt on the pulpit, admitted to past “mistakes,” and sought forgiveness.
The development follows his wedding to a new bride, identified simply as Pearl, on December 16, 2025, an event attended by prominent clerics.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, on Friday said the police could not arrest the embattled pastor because there was no formal petition from any of the alleged victims.
Adebisi said she was not aware of any complaints against Okafor, despite the swirling allegations on social media.
However, following a renewed request by our correspondent on Saturday night with screenshots in which certain persons accused the pastor of murder, the police spokesperson on Sunday said the CP had ordered the SCID to invite the cleric for investigation even though there hasn’t been formal complaints against him.
“The CP has directed the SCID to invite the pastor for investigation, despite the fact that no one has formally come forward to report,” the Lagos PPRO told PUNCH Online.
She added that the CP also ordered that witnesses be brought forward to provide statements that would assist the investigation.
Adebisi further disclosed that, on her personal initiative, she had reached out to one of the YouTubers who interviewed those behind the murder allegations to obtain direct links to the witnesses.
