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THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR PASTOR
Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion church has
declared that he is innocent of the rape allegations made against him by
Busola, wife of popular singer, Timi Dakolo.
In a public statement shared on his Instagram, he said, he had
never raped anyone in his life, not even as an unbeliever.
He captioned the press statement, “I have NEVER RAPED before,
not even as an unbeliever!”
Part of the statement read, “I am aware that there has been a
recent media publication on YouTube by YNaija operated and owned by RED Media
Group which shows an interview by Chude Jideonwo with Busola Dakolo.
“Prior to now, we had adhered to our policy of ignoring rumours
from social media accounts as we knew that several statements had been made to
extort the church of money and myself through blackmail, harassment and
intimidation. We have refused time and again to accede to their request, which
has infuriated them over time, because of this they have gotten more
aggressive.
Unlike previous statements where innuendos were used and there
was no direct mention of myself or the Church, the recent video released on
YouTube has now made direct criminal allegations against me in the interview
granted by Busola Dakolo which are fallacious, non-existent and which are all
denied in every measure.
“As an individual and as a Church, we love and support people
and we would never condone any form of abuse, harassment, or intimidation of
anyone. I have never in my life raped anybody, even as an unbeliever and I’m
absolutely innocent of this.
Busola Dakolo, who has made this false allegation and her family
attended the church during the early start of the church in Ilorin in 1999. I
never had any private interactions with her beyond my pastoral duties. Looking
at her status and that of her husband, I am dumbfounded why she would say such
a thing.
As expected under the ethics of Journalism, it would have been
expected that I should be confronted with these false allegations prior to any
publication, instead of resorting to the social media with the intent to ruin
my reputation and bring down the church.
“We will also not
stand for false criminal allegations made against me or the church. The
leadership of the church and i briefed our lawyers to commence criminal and
civil actions against all individuals making such false allegations whether
directly or by proxies.”
Source: Punch Nigeria
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