Twenty-two -year-old Nigerian chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, was arrested and granted bail by the police in Ondo state on Thursday.
Her arrest has since set many tongues wagging on social media platforms.
Raising the alarm on Thursday evening, Social media commentator, Oluyemi Fash in a Twitter post said: “I have information that Chef Dammy has been arrested by men of the @PoliceNG AIG zone 17 in Akure for a petition against her by her pastor, that police station has a history of extremely corrupt practices and I am speaking from personal experience.
“I urge the families of Chef Dammy to speak out in case the right of Dammy is abused at any point. cc: @Princemoye1”
In another terse update after two hours, he said: “Chef Dammy has been released on bail.”
Also reacting, the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election Omoyele Sowore said: “This is exactly what is wrong with the @policeng, instead of focusing on its primary mandate of fighting crime, it has reduced itself to a force for hire.
“How do you detain a young student for challenging a pastor who’s oppressing her? How? The @policeng in Akure must release Chef Dammy with immediate effect!”
It would be recalled that Chef Dammy had raised the alarm over alleged relentless threats and intimidation from individuals whom she tagged “people of God” and her pastor, Adegoke Jeremiah, a.k.a Billionaire Dollar Prophet.
Chef Dammy shot into the limelight when she began her cook-a-thon ‘test run’ on 11 June and continued until 15 June, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint.
