3 Pastors Arrested For Preaching With Megaphones In Ado Ekiti

3 Pastors Arrested For Preaching With Megaphones In Ado Ekiti

Some pastors were today arrested for using megaphones to preach in public.

They were accused of  disturbing the public peace of their neighborhood in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

The three pastors; Babatunde Ajayi, Solomon Lawal and Goddey Erichen were arrested at the early hours on Thursday at Owode quarters, Basiri and Surulere area in Ado-Ekiti.

The COVID -19 Environmental Task Force led by Mr. Tunde Balogun, Director of Environmental Services, Ministry of Environment arrested them during a patrol with his team.

The pastors, who appeared before the Environmental Task Force at the State Mini pavilion Fajuyi in Ado-Ekiti, admitted that they flouted the environmental and sanitation provision.

According to Balogun, the offenders contravened the Environmental and Sanitation Law of Ekiti State 2012.

The pastors apologized for their actions and signed an undertaking that they would henceforth desist from disturbing the peace of the neighborhood with public address system in compliance with Environmental Law of Ekiti State.