COZA: Group Urges Dakolo Not To Appeal Fatoyinbo’s Victory

A Non-Governmental Organization, Christian Prevailing Movement (CPM) has urged Ms. Busola Dakolo not to further appeal the civil case she filed against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), saying that as a Christian she should not take her fellow Christian to court.

The group while lauding Rev Fatoyinbo, on his victory in the civil suit brought against him by Dakolo who alleged that he raped her as a teenager called for unity among all Christians.

The submission was contained in a statement signed and issued in Abuja at the weekend by Isaac Okonkwo, the Publicity Secretary of the organisation.

“We completely agree with the Pastor that this victory belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ and that he bears no grudge against those responsible for the trauma and public humiliations he and the Church suffered along with his immediate family. Our prayers include but are not limited to the healing of the wounds and genuine repentance of those who were used in one way or the other to attack the Church that our Lord Jesus Christ built with His precious blood.

“We are not unaware of the threat of Mrs Busola Dakolo to proceed to the higher courts on appeal, we counsel her to accept the historic verdict in good faith. To us it is a case of no vanquished and no winner. However, if she insisted on appealing the matter, our God who delivered his Servant from the bear and lion shall surely deliver him from any Goliath that stands in his way in Jesus Name. We are against Christians taking themselves to court because it is not biblical and there are processes of reconciliation listed in the Bible. We are the Light of the world. We are in the world but not of the world. There are more persecution in the country than to be fighting ourselves .

“COZA is the Church of Jesus Christ and He has prayed that the gate of hell shall not prevail against her. The Church in Nigeria are marching on to victory over all forces of darkness in Jesus Name. Our God whom we trust will not fail us.”

The organisation which claims to among other things advocate peace and unity of the Church in the country posited:

“We are however pleased the way the case eventually turned out. The Honourable Justice’s judgement saying ‘It is for the reasons I advanced herein before that I declare this action as a vehicle of injustice, judicial intimidation and thorough abuse of judicial process carrying in it an overload of dormant claims and injustice. It must and is hereby dismissed…’

According to the Judge,  ‘..there is no escape route for the claimant’s claims. They are all statute barred and the doors of this Temple of Justice are permanently shut against them. Forever and ever they can never be revived,  litigated and/or ventilated'”.

Besides the civil action, Fatoyinbo is also being investigated on the criminal charges upon a petition by Ms. Dakolo to the police authorities.

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