Rape Update: My Life And That Of My Family No Longer Safe- Timi Dakolo

Africa News24 reports that since the emergence of the rape claims via a video on June 28, 2019, there has been many lies and truth about the rape allegation against pastor Abiodun Fatoyinbo such as presentation of a lady who claimed to be Busola’s sister, Timi and wife alleged marriage in COZA and united by pastor Fatoyinbo, alleged wedding car and cash received by the couple, and so many many more.

The recent is the Police harassment on the  20th of July 2019 at the Dakolo’s residence in Lekki, Lagos Island, Nigeria.

Reacting to the Saturday’s incident, Timi Dakolo in a press conference yesterday lamented that his life, as well as the lives of his wife, Busola, and his three children, have been at risk since a rape scandal broke out.

Recalls the singer’s wife, Busola, had alleged that Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) raped her as a teenager while she attended the church in Ilorin.

Speaking at the media conference, Mr Dakolo alleged that things got worse when their residential address in Lagos was made public thereby making them susceptible to attacks.

He said, “I have noted with increasing alarm, how my life, my wife’s life and the lives of our children have been put at risk by unscrupulous persons.

“We have been followed, our home has been watched, people have been standing in corners pointing fingers at our home – we have been unable to do any work; the children have had to be explained to several times why they cannot go outside and play.

”The artiste had alerted his Instagram followers on Saturday that some police officers forced their way into his Lekki, Lagos home, and attempted to whisk them away.The police later said they invited the couple to report at the police command headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday as part of an “investigation of a criminal conspiracy, falsehood, mischief, and threat to life.”

The actions of the police were criticized online and drew reactions from Amnesty International and the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari.

Narrating what transpired, Timi Dakolo, who spoke on his wife’s behalf, claimed that she was trailed home by the policemen who initially attempted to abduct her.He also mentioned that one of the officers told his wife “Oga is in the car and he wants to speak with her” which made him suspect that the armed policemen were at his home to deliver more than a letter.

The singer also said he and his wife had filed a petition at the office of an ‘AGP’ in Alagbon, Ikoyi June 27, 2019, over the alleged rape incident.

“The AGP personally assigned the file and personally asked for an expedition action to investigate the case. This was before the YNaija video was released,” stated Timi Dakolo.

“We had since been to the police station on several occasions on the invitation of the police to respond to various questions in the course of the investigation” he further mentioned.

“We were therefore shocked to have been invited to Abuja when no visible action was taken to interview Mr Fatoyinbo.

“As far as we know, Mr Fatoyinbo has not been questioned on the strength of my wife’s petition even after several invitations by the police,” the singer said at the press conference.

The singer also revealed that his petition and that of Mr Fatoyinbo has been moved to Lagos.

“We have never threatened anyone on our lives. Rather, we are now the ones who feel threatened. That is why we have Falana & Falana Chambers representing us and they have reported this matter to the police.

“We receive the information from our lawyers, Falana & Falana Chambers, this morning that both our petition and the petition of Mr Biodun Fatoyinbo will be moved to Lagos.

We acknowledge the effort of the Nigeria Police to ensure that our confidence in their impartiality, professionalism and good sense in this case is not shaken.”