Almost three months after Bisola Dakolo first claimed she was raped by a senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), the church is now releasing its first official statement on the matter.
According to celebrity photographer, Bisola Dakolo, who is married to Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo, she was sexually assaulted by Senior Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo on two different occasions why she was still a teenager, allegations that Pastor Fatoyinbo denies. He temporarily stepped down from the podium but is now back to preaching “victory”.
Since them, police had gotten involved and Busola took her case to an Abuja Federal High Court demanding a “personal apology” from the pastor with the pastor reportedly ordered to appear before the court.
Meanwhile, COZA as a body had remained mum on the matter, at least until now. It has finally issued a statement via Tribune on Saturday, 21 September 2019.
The statement signed by the executive senior assistant to the Senior Pastor of COZA, Ademola Adetuberu, reiterates Pastor Fatoyinbo’s denial of the alleged rape and the church decision to stand by their pastor.
“We stand by our Founding and Senior Pastor, Rev. Biodun Fatoyinbo, who has been at the receiving end of organized blackmail and all sorts of attacks because of his innocence and we are sure that our faithful and unfailing God will vindicate him very soon,” reads the statement.
The statement suggests that Bukola was being used as an agent by certain “pastors that felt threatened by the unprecedented growth of COZA and the grace of God upon His Servant. Hence, according to the statement, Mrs Dakolo’s allegations were “fuelled by envy and sheer jealousy” and was “an unnecessary distraction and a fight from the pit of hell against the ministry that God gave Rev. Biodun Fatoyinbo.”
“[…] There was nothing they had not done behind the scene until this rape scandal. They are accusing our Pastor of snatching their members. Some are even asking why he couldn’t remain in Ilorin.
“Those sponsoring these evils to desist however if they do not, the God of vengeance will visit them. They should let Rev. Biodun Fatoyinbo continue freely with his divine mandate that our Lord Jesus Christ gave him. It is ungodly and sinful to be used by satan against the anointed.
“[…] As for Busola Dakolo, justice will soon be served. We would like to, again, for the record reiterate that our Senior Pastor, Rev. Biodun Fatoyinbo has never had anything personal to do with her. Busola was not raped by Rev. Biodun Fatoyinbo and she had never been in a relationship with him either”, the statement adds.
The full statement is available on the Tribune website.
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