The police will quiz more pastors over rape allegations levelled against the senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, Force spokesman, Frank Mba, has said.
Busola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo, had alleged in June that Pastor Fatoyinbo raped her as a teenager in Ilorin, Kwara State.
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The allegation caused a storm with protesters marching to the church in Abuja and its branch in Lagos to express their displeasure.
Fatoyinbo arrived at the Force Criminal Investigation Division (FCID) headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday and is being interrogated.
Mr Mba said that investigators would decide if Fatoyinbo would be detained or not.
He said: “Yes, he is currently at FCIID undergoing interrogation. We have been conducting discreet investigation. We are making efforts to reach one or two other pastors she alleged intervened then.
“It was a deliberate investigative strategy to bring Fatoyinbo much later after we must have gotten other things. Some Nigerians were thinking we did not want to talk to him but that is not so.
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“He is with us now and I cannot say if he will be detained nor not. Investigators will have to determine that. They might choose to detain him or grant him bail while investigation continues.
“We have the statement of Busola Dakolo already. She earlier made a statement to the police. Nigerians are assured that we will diligently investigate and conclude this case.”
