***In Abuja: Church members form human barricade.
***In Lagos: Police prevent protesters from gaining entrance to church.
Critics of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo have taken to branches of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), to protest an allegation of rape brought against him.
Pastor Fatoyinbo was accused of rape by Busola Dakolo, wife of musician Timi Dakolo in an interview she recently granted.
The allegations shed more light on the recent onslaught by Timi Dakolo on Pastor Fatoyinbo’s person in recent weeks in which the singer accussed the COZA pastor of raping his female church members, and daring the man to sue him if he did not commit the crime he was accused of.
According to the celebrity photographer, she was raped by the Pastor when she was 16 years old and resided in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Protesters besieged the Lagos and Abuja branches of the church with placard bearing different anti-rape inscriptions, while police officers cordoned the Lagos branch of the church to prevent them from gaining entrance to the church.
Nigerians storm Lagos COZA church to protest against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Photo Credit: Monday Idara. Source: Original
Nigerians storm Lagos COZA church to protest against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Photo Credit: Monday Idara. Source: Original
Nigerians storm Abuja COZA church to protest against Fatoyinbo. Photo credit: Jerrywright Ukwu Source: Original
In Abuja, members formed human barricade to prevent protesters from proceeding to the front of their church, while there were also reports that the members allegedly mobilized thugs to disrupt the peaceful protest in front of their church.
Protesters defied this by chanting songs like “your pastor is a rapist run, run, run.”, “If you see see his members run, run, run”.
The protest organised by #churchtoomovement as advocacy against Biodun Fatoyinbo’s molestation allegations.
The protest has has recieved support from all corners including social media platforms, advocacy groups and faith-based organisations.
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