The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed inviting singer, Timi Dakolo, and wife, Busola, for an interrogation.
The force through its spokesman, Frank Mba, made the confirmation in a statement released on Sunday.
The statement reads: “The Nigeria Police Force is confirming that its operatives today, 20th July, 2019 served official Invitation Letters on Bisola and Timi Dakolo. The invitation is sequel to an on-going police investigation touching on the wider and highly publicized case involving Bisola Dakolo, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and others.
“It is important however to note that a Police Invitation Letter is not synonymous with a Warrant of Arrest, and must not be construed to be one. Rather, it is a polite investigative tool used in eliciting information voluntarily from parties to aid police investigations.
“Members of the public should see it as a legitimate act in line with the constitutional mandate of the police, which among other things include the investigation of all complaints brought before it.
“The Inspector General of Police, IGP MA Adamu NPM, mni has appealed for calm, and is reassuring Nigerians that the Police Force under his watch will remain professional, impartial and unreservedly committed to the pursuit of justice in this case and all other cases before it.”
On Saturday, Timi had raised an alarm over the presence of unidentified “strange men” at his Lagos home.
After they left, the 38-year-old disclosed that he and Busola have been summoned to Abuja by the police over rape allegations made against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA.
In separate invitation letters dated Thursday, July 18, the police say they are investigating a case of criminal conspiracy, falsehood and mischief.
Timi Dakolo, however, insisted that his family will not be bullied.
He accused Fatoyinbo of bribing investigating officials to delay summons. Paying bloggers to fabricate untruth and engineering the transfer of the case to Abuja.
