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| Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo |
COZA's senior pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has taken a leave of absence from the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Nigeria amid a rape controversy and maintained his innocence after he was accused of rape.
Busola Dakolo, a celebrity photographer in Nigeria, alleged that Fatoyinbo raped her twice in one week when she was a 17-year-old who had just finished from secondary school.
Detailing her encounters with him after she joined COZA, she said he first raped her in the comfort of her home, and then again in the back of his car, rape incidents which she claimed he admitted and issued an apology to her family.
In his initial response, Pst. Fatoyinbo denied the allegations "in every measure", saying that they're fallacious and non-existent.
"I have never in my life raped anybody even as an unbeliever and I am absolutely innocent of this," h said in a statement.
Dakolo's allegations gave rise to several other claims that were posted on social media alleging that the married pastor had groomed a lot of women he's had sex with, including teenagers.
Scores of protesters showed up with placards at COZA's headquarters in Abuja and its Lagos branch on Sunday, June 30, 2019 demanding that Fatoyinbo step down and face a criminal probe.
Fatoyinbo has now announced, in a statement on Monday, July 1, that he'll be taking a leave of absence from the pulpit after taking time to pray and seek spiritual counsel from Christian leaders. See his instagram post below:
“Meanwhile, let us pray for peace and strength for everyone hurting in this process, for the families of the accusers and the accused, and the Church.”
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