How critics sent EFCC to probe me – Pastor Adeboye reveals

The revered Nigerian pastor and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Friday, said his detractors sent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after him when he owned a private jet some years back.

Speaking at this month’s RCCG Holy Ghost Service themed ‘Wonderful’ held at the church’s international headquarters along the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway., the general overseer explained that he got his jet to aid his ministerial works and mobility across continents and nations where RCCG has parishes.

He added that the “noise” that followed his private jet ownership was tremendous as he became a bit disturbed but God assured him and told him to ignore his critics.

“Years ago, when the Almighty God provided us with a jet, there was a lot of noise; people were criticising me right, left and centre,” he narrated. “They sent EFCC to come and probe me: ‘where did he get the money to buy a jet, etc.’

“The noise was much. Then one day, I was flying because I didn’t buy a jet for pleasure; the work has expanded to a level that there is no way I can do it by commercial travelling. If you want to travel by commercial, you have to wait for their timetable. If I have to wait for their timetable, I won’t be able to do what God wants me to do”, Adeboye said.