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Fresh Allegation of Raping Pregnant Woman Trails Fatoyinbo

- Chiemelie Ezeobi

A fresh allegation of raping a pregnant woman is presently trailing the embattled Senior Pastor of Commonweal­th of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo.

This followed the exclusive interview aired by Arise TV last Thursday where two of his former spiritual mentors admitted that they had treated several cases of rape allegation­s in the past when he was still running his ministry in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.

In the Arise special exclusive monitored by THISDAY last Thursday, the anchor, Adesuwa Onyenokwe of Today’s Woman, had interviewe­d Pastor Busola Olotu of Daughters of Deborah Internatio­nal Ministries (DODIM) and Pastor Emmanuel Oset of Canaan Ministries a.k.a Champion’s Church.

While Olotu was a mentor, Oset on the other hand was once Fatoyinbo’s spiritual father who officially ordained him into ministry in Ilorin before his relocation to Abuja.

Meanwhile, Onyenokwe, in a fresh interview on the Arise Morning Show, weekend, also revealed that there were cases that they didn’t show because of its sensitive nature.

She said one of such was that of a married woman, who alleged that the said pastor raped her in her husband’s house in Ilorin while she was pregnant.

“There are cases that we cannot reveal, including one involving an alleged sexual assault of a pregnant woman.

“There is a lot of cases we could have brought up when we found out. There is a woman who was pregnant for her husband at the time that this said pastor did rape her.

“That woman is still married to her husband. Can she ever publicly come out and say this is what this man did to me? She can’t because first of all, most of the young girls he has done this to are married. How many men in Nigeria are like Timi Dakolo?”

However, after the Arise TV expose, Fatoyinbo has been dropping cryptic messages on his Instagram page, alluding that his accusers were targeting him in a calculated attempt to tarnish his image.

On Friday he wrote: “I think some of us were born to give more love than we will ever see in return. Do not be bothered if those who you have been a huge blessing to turn against you because of ingratitud­e, envy and Jealousy. Don’t even think about it for a second, don’t let who they are change who you are!”

On Saturday, quoting one Genereux Philip he wrote, “People only throw shade on what’s shinning.”

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