- Police Arrest ‘Pastor Kenny’ Over Fake Jerusalem Trip
- He allegedly promised members government sponsored Jerusalem pilgrimage and payments.
- Police are investigating additional victims and suspected accomplices.
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Kehinde Makinde, popularly known as Pastor Kenny, in Ibadan, Oyo State, over an alleged ₦2.5 million fraud involving members of a fellowship in Ogun State.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Makinde was arrested over allegations that he collected money from 18 fellowship members in Saje, Adatan, under the false pretence of organising a government sponsored pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
The suspect allegedly promised each of the fellowship members ₦2 million as part of the arrangement.
The police also accused Makinde of allegedly manipulating unsuspecting victims under the guise of conducting spiritual deliverance across Ogun, Oyo and Osun states.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday.
According to Babaseyi, Makinde was arrested on August 3, 2026, at about 4:45pm in Ibadan following four months of intelligence gathering and discreet investigation by detectives attached to the Obantoko Division.
He said the investigation began following allegations that the suspect had been defrauding and manipulating victims through claims of spiritual deliverance.
Babaseyi said, “Following four months of sustained intelligence gathering and discreet investigation, Detectives attached to the Obantoko Division, on 3rd August, 2026, at about 1645hrs, arrested Kehinde Makinde ‘M’, popularly known as ‘Pastor Kenny,’ in Ibadan, Oyo State.”
He added that preliminary investigations revealed that Makinde allegedly obtained approximately ₦2.5 million from 18 fellowship members in Saje, Adatan.
According to the police spokesperson, the money was collected under the alleged false claim that Makinde was organising a government sponsored pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Babaseyi said the suspect allegedly promised each member ₦2 million.
The police said Makinde remains in custody while investigations continue.
The command also said efforts were ongoing to identify other alleged victims and apprehend suspected accomplices connected to the case.
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