Nollywood star, Omoni Oboli’s submission on the rape narrative
by Busola, wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo, has set Nigerian
Twittersphere abuzz.
Busola had claimed that
Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor, Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) sexually
abused her as a teenager during an interview with YNaija on Friday.
Omoni shared her
thoughts on the issue on her Instagram handle on Tuesday. Playing the devil’s
advocate, Omoni said Busola’s case had a lot of irreconcilable facts.
“There was some incoherency
in some of the claims, not because I believe she lied about them, but in my
opinion, was born out of the truthfulness of the real account,” the actress
wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
Critics said Omoni
”argued for the accused, trashed the argument just to prove that the accuser
cannot be lying, and in the process, got many Nigerians on Twitter confused”.
The award-winning
actress also said she was trying to get all the facts before taking sides in
the rape scandal.
“What’s her motive for
speaking out? Was it just to spite the pastor in question? Was it to destroy
his reputation, or gain some financial advantage?
“Was it to build
followership through the scandal that would surely come, not knowing that the
pendulum could swing in either direction, for or against her? What exactly
would spur a wife of a reputable and beloved entertainer, a mother, a
business-woman, with a beautiful life, coveted by many, to come out to make
this kind of accusation?,” Omoni’s post partly read.
Omoni’s stance has generated
mixed reactions on Twitter.
While some users think
she wrote the piece to show off her ‘impressive vocabulary’ without making a
valid point, others highlighted the ‘comprehension issues’ of her critics.
Everyone is entitle to his or her opinion.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, but the truth still remains sacrosanct....
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