FATOYINBO Vs DAKOLOS: LET'S DISSECT THE VIDEO TESTIMONY
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Since the plaintiff in this case, Busola Dakolo has brought this case to the public court, we have no choice but attend to this matter and keep searching for the truth, not just because those involved but as a lesson for others who are willing to learn. Insisting that I am neither for Dakolos or Fatoyinbo is expedient despite the CAN, Abuja chapter's hand of fellowship to Fatoyinbo and the undiplomatic letter from the Police Force to the Dakolos
I have studied the video and it has helped me to make independent decisions and I am willing to share this with the public:
1. The due diligence done on the interviewer shows he's a lawyer, presenter and entertainer. The most striking information about the 34yrs old Chude Jideonwo is he is a professional that uses the power of the media to stir people to action. He has worked with many reputable organisations and we must safely conclude he knew what he was doing.
However, there are few things worthy of mentioning about the interview he conducted for Mrs Busola Dakolo:
a) He avoided referring to Pst Biodun Fatoyinbo as Pastor, throughout the interview. Though Busola kept referring to same as Pastor for the same duration. That suggests he has passed his judgment on the man and probably holds more resentment for him than the complainant.
b) Though Chude started the interview by feigning ignorance of the details of the accusations but at other points, he led his guest to make important and indicting revelations. Busola evidently rehearsed the interview and she did well. The bad thing was his helping her by concluding that such sexual scandal is an institutional problem with COZA. I think that was too presumptuous and beyond the scope of the interview, haba? Institution means that is what COZA represents.
c). It was an "exclusive interview" with Y! TV and I don't think a professional artistes of Busola status will do that without financial considerations.
d) Chude is a lawyer but he prefers coming to the public court before filing any complaint at the police station. That's not only unprofessional, it is suspicious because he is expected to know it is not enough to alleged someone of such crime, he must be able to prove beyond reasonable doubts that the accused is guilty as alleged.
NOW TO BUSOLA WORDS:
1. Busola refuses to tell us the actual date the crime was committed. She today us it was a Monday morning and about 7am, that's all. What about year and month? In this kind of wicked abuse, telling us your precise age then and date will do more than just telling us you were below 18yrs and in secondary school. No doubt, you met Pst Fatoyinbo as a secondary school student, that was well established in your video testimony but the age and date of crime was cleverly avoided, leaving most people to wrongly assume you were in secondary school when it happened.
2. The video testimony also confirmed that Busola first met Pst Fatoyinbo, then went back to school. She came back and became more active in Pst Fatoyinbo's ministry. There was no any reference to her return to secondary school after the two cases of rape as narrated by her. That suggested she has graduated from secondary school before the alleged rape. The question is: What year did she graduate or sat for WAEC? It is interesting to note that the only date available online pertaining to Busola online is that she wedded Timi Dakolo and that was after two children by Timi.
3. According to Busola's testimony, she's very strong willed and her siblings knew her for it and that was why she was the last to buy into the Pst Fatoyinbo's kind of ministry. With that acclaimed character, it contradicts why such person will hang around a disguised criminal for so long, whether you tell others or not. This suggests that the rape might have taken place but it never led to resentment from you; you never saw him as dangerous and capable of greater harm. You reiterated many times that you were scared of his secret cult background but you never said he threatened your life. You only claimed he told you to do what he tells you and you will be fine. You made it clear you tried to avoid being alone with him but not scared of being around him. No resentment, no fright.
4. Busola was able to convince us from the video testimony that she saw Pst Fatoyinbo as father figure and that is a strong attachment because even in the video, the emotional attachment was convincing, no resentment.
5. Her mummy saw the way she and Pst Fatoyinbo were going and as a parent, I know the Mummy would have been concerned about her adolescent and unguided excitement about her Pastor because Pst Fatoyinbo that she painted would have cleverly avoided the prying gaze of the mother but the woman noticed the changes in her daughter. Remember, other daughters knew and belong to the flock too but Busola's attitude drew special attention from the Mummy but Busola allayed her Mummy's suspicion.
6. I agreed a lady can be raped without shouting but the kind of young lady Busola painted made the scene appeared like that of poorly directed Nollyhood movie. It was a big duplex but she avoided telling us the number of rooms in the building and that could have confirmed how big the building was. The case was not issue of shouting but no one could hear her but she never bothered. Then afterwards, she quickly wiped off the blood stain on the floor; she destroyed the evidence of the crime. This suggests that she was not only not resentful, she protected Pst Fatoyinbo from being found out. Remember, she didn't wipe it off on his instruction.
7. All through the interview, there were cases of people alleging her of affairs with Pst Fatoyinbo or pastors in the church and such rumours or allegations don't come if there was/were not closeness observed. This doesn't mean the alleged affairs were correct or not but suggests a reasonable level of closeness, to the extent of being alleged of church funds expended on you.
8. Busola avoided telling us where she wedded or if Pst Fatoyinbo played any role in the wedding. She avoided telling us the circumstances that led to her exit from the church eventually but she didn't claim it was because of the rape.
MY INFERENCE FROM BUSOLA'S VIDEO TESTIMONY:
1. Busola was more than 18yrs when Pst Fatoyinbo had canal knowledge of her, if at all.
2. If the rape occurred as alleged, Busola was already emotionally attached to the Pastor; it didn't lead to resentment and she still protected him.
3. From Busola's confession, it is logical to conclude it was a relationship gone bad because she hung around Pst Fatoyinbo unreasonably for too long.
4. She claimed Pst Fatoyinbo was instrumental to how her relationship with his Cousin didn't work out and that sounded like a dog guarding it's piece of bone from being snatched away; he was protective or jealous of seeing her in relationship with someone else.
MY CONCLUSION:
Though it's difficult to prove beyond reasonable doubts that rape occurred or consented sex for that matter, Busola Dakolo is not saying the whole truth and she has spoiled her own case. Making the recording in a Church was attempt to manipulate brethren and granting exclusive interview with a media station suggests financial consideration and those make the motive of the testimony suspicious.
Finally, Timi and Busola Dakolo don't appear as if they knew what they are getting into before coming forward with these allegations; they have been around the Pastor for so long for this untoward and poorly prepared allegations. The interviewer, Barrister Chude made matter worse because he was particular about sensational testimony than justice in this case; you have the sensation but where is justice?
Again, I am neither for not against either of them; I am not exonerating Pst Fatoyinbo of unholy affairs with Busola Dakolo but she only has a sensational testimony that proves nothing. In fact, it's more self indicting than alleging Pst Fatoyinbo in my opinion.
I pray God heals Busola Dakolo of any emotional wounds, if any. I pray God restores and uphold Pst Abiodun Fatoyinbo if truly he was complicit in rape or affairs with Busola or anyone for that matter.
What has happened notwithstanding, both of them are my brethren and this moment shall soon pass.
Rotimi Johnson Ojasope.
