{
  "id": 18758840,
  "title": "Adeboye ordered refund of billions in illicit donations — EFCC boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/adeboye-ordered-refund-of-billions-in-illicit-donations-efcc-boss-18758840",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T17:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/adeboye-ordered-refund-of-billions-in-illicit-donations-efcc-boss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, revealed that General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, ordered the refund of billions of naira donated to a church project after the funds were traced to proceeds of crime. This decision was made within 24 hours after the church was alerted to the illicit source of the money. Olukoyede praised Adeboye for his swift action and expressed concern over the increasing number of cases involving church leaders implicated in financial crimes and allegations related to contracts for church projects. Adeboye emphasized the importance of maintaining clean financial records and warned against materialism, unhealthy competition, and leadership struggles within the RCCG.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}