Biodun Fatoyinbo Explained

Biodun Fatoyinbo
Birth Name:Biodun Fatoyinbo
Birth Date:1976 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Kwara State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Occupation:Pastor
Years Active:1999 - present

Biodun Fatoyinbo (born 1 January 1976 in Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian pastor and author.[1] He is the lead pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA).[2]

Life

He was born into a family of four and attended the University of Ilorin where he started the church in 1999. Fatoyinbo is married to Modele Fatoyinbo[3]

Sexual misconduct allegations

Fatoyinbo has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault.[4] [5] [6] First in August 2013 when Ese Walter alleged that Fatoyinbo had a sexual relationship with her while she worked in the church.[7]

Sometime in June 2019, Busola Dakolo a celebrity photographer and wife to a gospel singer, Timi Dakolo also alleged that Fatoyinbo, on two different occasion, raped her as a minor about 20 years previously. However, Fatoyinbo denied the allegation. Busola Dakolo proceeded to file a rape complaint against Fatoyinbo,[8] [9] which the court dismissed, ruling that the case was empty and purely sentimental. The court fined Busola a sum of 1 Million Naira for wasting the court's time.[10]

In January 2022 a former member of the COZA known as Nnenna Kalu-Ude accused Biodun Fatoyinbo complicity in the death of Tega Akpofure, a member of the COZA music team.[11] Akpofure's husband subsequently contradicted the allegation.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bp-Relate. 2018-06-12. Biography Of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo (COZA). 2021-11-13. Believers Portal. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2019-10-12. REV. BIODUN FATOYINBO:HOW INNOCENT?. 2021-11-13. Vanguard News. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2020-01-04. Biodun Fatoyinbo serenades wife, Modele, at birthday. 2021-11-13. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  4. Web site: Egbeyemi. Olawale. 2022-01-10. COZA Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo And The Several Allegations Against Him. 2022-01-10. Read Nigeria Network. en-US.
  5. Web site: COZA Pastor Fatoyinbo unhappy about rape scandal. Vanguard News. June 30, 2019. November 13, 2021.
  6. Web site: Nigerian Women Say 'MeToo.' Critics Say 'Prove It.'. The New York Times. November 2, 2019. Julie. Turkewitz. November 13, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2013-08-25. COZA Abuja Senior Pastor in sex scandal Premium Times Nigeria. 2022-01-10. en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2019-07-04. Rape allegation: Busola Dakolo files formal complaint against Biodun Fatoyinbo. 2022-01-10. TheCable. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2019-09-28. Why I ended relationship with Fatoyinbo –Spiritual father. 2021-11-13. Punch Newspapers. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2019-11-14. Court fines Busola Dakolo N1m, dismisses case against Fatoyinbo. 2022-01-10. Punch Newspapers. en-US.
  11. Web site: Former COZA choir coordinator calls out Pastor Fatoyinbo - P.M. News.
  12. Web site: COZA GRATITUDE: Rhema Akpofure, clarifies controversies surrounding wife's death. 7 January 2022. Vanguard News.

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