#coza update

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I know that content has been kind of slow and I apologize for that but I just started a new job and it's really exhausting

but but BUT I'm going on a week-long solo retreat soon where I'm planning to live on my laptop and crank out some requests so just hang on for a little bit longer and hopefully I'll get some good stuff out soo yeah.

Here's a fun piece of Moss that Grew in Gloom Chapter 3 that I've been kind of working on to appease you all for now:

“I’m not telling you,” you said, frowning at him. 

He gritted his teeth. “I need to keep moving forward. Luffy-”

“Will see you in two years,” you finished. “You aren’t going to get anywhere if you don’t stop to comprehend what you’re doing. Or recover from your exhaustion.”

A part of you couldn’t blame him. You had been that way when you first learned haki too. Your father had to carry you back home every night while you practiced perfecting and strengthening the method. 

“Listen,” you reasoned. “Tomorrow we’ll start working on strengthening your haki. It’s a lot like strengthening muscles, which you are clearly not a stranger to.” You paused, your eyes gazing down at his shirtless chest and toned arms. 

“Today, let’s celebrate,” you said. Your eyes flicked back up to his, hoping to persuade him to take a break. You could see that his cheeks were flushed, and you could feel heat rush into your own face in response. 

“How are we celebrating?” He asked. He sounded nervous, which was strange for him

“You like wine right?” His eyes lit up at the mention of alcohol. “I have an idea. I’ll come get you after the others go to sleep.”

“That sounds like a long time to wait for a celebration,” he grumbled.

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NEWS UPDATE: Hustle a curse, it takes God for Igbos to give money – Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo

NEWS UPDATE: Hustle a curse, it takes God for Igbos to give money – Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, popularly known as COZA, has alleged that it is difficult for Igbos to donate money to the church despite their claim of believing in God. Speaking during a sermon at his church in Abuja, Fatoyinbo, however, said they have large hearts but do things at their will. According to the popular preacher, who said that hustling is a curse, some…

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COZA: Busola Dakolo gives update on rape allegation against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo Celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo on Thursday, gave an update on her rape allegation against the founder of Commonwealth of Zion, COZA, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.

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Rape allegation: Fatoyinbo may have won in court but his name is in ruins- Chidi Odinkalu.

Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC, has said that the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA, Chidi Odinkalu, might have won in the rape case filed against him by Busola Dakolo at the Abuja High Court but his name is in ruins and he might never be able to clear the rape allegation leveled against him by Mrs Dakolo.

 Chidi Odinkalu shared his opinion in a new artilce he wrote titled ''Busola Dakolo: In Praise of Soft Vengeance''. Read the full article below

 At the end of June 2019, #MeToo became #ChurchToo in Nigeria.

Busola Dakolo, a mother of three who grew up a gifted child was the unlikely heroine in this script. She first laid bare her claims in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, lawyer and co-founder of the digital platform, YNaija. These claims later became the basis for her civil claim filed at the Abuja High Court on September 6, detailing harrowing allegations of rape perpetrated against her by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, best known as the senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). The acts took place on 23 and 26 September 2002.

To be clear, this was not the first time allegations of sexual predation had been made against this pastor. Mrs. Dakolo’s allegations, however, felt different. They were detailed; as a married mother, she had very little to gain from making these allegations public and an awful blowback was both predictable and to be expected from partisans and propagandists of the alleged perpetrator.

The first incident of sexual assault allegedly took place when she was 17 in her parents’ house in Ilorin, Kwara State. Neither parent was at home and the pastor knew this. She had never experienced sexual intimacy before then. She looked up to the pastor as her “Spiritual Father”. The facts would suggest that the alleged perpetrator probably groomed her for this moment. After the sexual act, he reportedly gave her a bottle of “Krest”, a lemonade-flavoured soda and forced her to drink it. There was a second incident which reportedly took place in or on a car. As a young Christian girl from a polygamous home, Busola Amupitan, as she was when these sexual assaults reportedly took place, initially was unable to confide in anyone about these crimes.

Expectedly, these allegations set off a firestorm across Nigeria and beyond. The alleged perpetrator initially issued a statement offering a general denial of the allegations and threatening both civil and criminal proceedings. For the first time, Pastor Fatoyinbo found himself issuing a public response to such allegations. In the past, he had not dignified similar allegations with an acknowledgement. Pastor Fatoyinbo’s threat of criminal proceedings sounded like bluster. He did not have a plausible path to criminal proceedings against her.

 In the end, Mrs. Dakolo sued before the civil courts. A mere nine weeks after her case was filed, Justice A.O. Musa, sitting on the outskirts of Abuja in Bwari, delivered a ruling on the outskirts of the jurisprudential season, holding on November 14 that it was statute-barred. Under the applicable laws, he ruled, such cases must be filed not later than 75 months (six years and three months) after the act complained of. Having dismissed Mrs. Dakolo’s action, the judge then added: “…what we are now left with in this suit is sentiment. This suit is soaked in emotions and ferried into this court by the claimant riding on the thick clouds of bourgeoning sentiments”, claiming that it will “occasion grave miscarriage of justice” to ask the pastor to answer to these claims after 16 years.

This ruling raises many questions about the state of both law and procedure concerning sexual assaults in Nigeria, especially, one reported so many years after it happened. As the world marks the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, it is important to return to these.

Criminal proceedings, if one were to take place, become a trial, not of the alleged perpetrator, but an ordeal for the victim, in which her intimate life is subjected to humiliating micro-examination for the purpose of granting the perpetrator a free pass.

In principle, there is no limitation on criminal prosecution for rape or sexual violence. The fact that the allegations in this case happened long ago does not preclude an investigation or, if evidence of rape is in fact unearthed, of prosecution. Achieving such an outcome, however, would be dependent on overcoming some constraints of law, evidence and practice.

Let’s begin with the broad regime of laws affecting rape and sexual violence in Nigeria. At present, Nigeria has a multiplicity of sources of laws on rape and sexual violence. There are at least five. In the Federal Capital Territory, the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPPA) of 2015 has a robust definition of rape as a crime that can be committed by both men and women and involves penetration of any bodily orifice. Nine states – Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Kaduna, Osun, and Oyo – seven in the south and only two in the north – have adopted the VAPPA. In nine other states of Southern Nigeria, the Criminal Code applies. Separately, Lagos State enacted a Criminal Law in 2011, which defined rape in terms that both anticipated and resemble the VAPPA. 12 States of Northern Nigeria that have adopted Sharia also recognise a Huddud crime of rape. Additionally, the Penal Code remains applicable in 17 States of the north in relation to the crime of rape.

Both the Criminal and Penal Codes are Victorian pieces of legislation, the gist of whose prescriptions on sexual violence were defined in the last quarter of the 19th century during the reign of Queen Victoria. By the way, she died in 1901. In the terms alleged, the crimes against Mrs. Dakolo took place in Kwara State, where the Penal Code is applicable.

Section 282 of the Penal Code defines the crime of rape as comprising four essential elements:

(a) penetration of female genitals with the male phallus; (b) the act of penetration achieved without the consent of the woman or the consent – if one is alleged – was obtained by fraud, force, threat, intimidation, deceit or impersonation; (c) the woman is not the wife of the perpetrator; and (d) the perpetrator intended to achieve penetration of the woman without her consent or acted recklessly without regard to whether or not she consented.

The two most important of these four elements are the physical act of penetration and the communicative act of lack of consent. Every investigation of rape invariably turns on these, making rape a trial of the body of the woman or victim.

Rape typically occurs outside public view. Overcome invariably by personal feelings of guilt and filth, victims are often too ashamed in the immediate aftermath of the crime to confide in anyone. As a result, rape kits are often not performed until after loss of biological evidence. By the time a rape kit is performed, essential biological evidence would have been lost, making the likelihood of effective investigation or successful prosecution rather low or non-existent. Criminal proceedings, if one were to take place, become a trial, not of the alleged perpetrator, but an ordeal for the victim, in which her intimate life is subjected to humiliating micro-examination for the purpose of granting the perpetrator a free pass. Unsurprisingly, many victims, unwilling to subject themselves to such ordeals, would rather nurse their violations and not report rape.

This is the context for assessing the ruling dismissing Mrs. Dakolo’s civil case. The victim was too young at the time of the alleged incident. The judge, having held the case was statute–barred, went on to venture gratuitous put downs that did not do him a lot of credit. He rendered judgment with neither compassion nor humaneness and was too enthusiastic to lay into the victim. The award of punitive costs against her counsel (in the sum of one million naira) appeared rather uncalled for at best.

…the definition of rape in both the Criminal and Penal Codes is clearly very outdated. It makes the crime near impossible to prove. To achieve this, VAPP Act needs to be taken to all the States and made the standard all over Nigeria. This will make it possible to harmonise the laws of sexual offences across the country…

Whatever the difficulties of proof, cases like Mrs. Dakolo’s remind us of the need to scale up rape law reform in Nigeria. Some basic steps can help.

First, the definition of rape in both the Criminal and Penal Codes is clearly very outdated. It makes the crime near impossible to prove. To achieve this, VAPP Act needs to be taken to all the States and made the standard all over Nigeria. This will make it possible to harmonise the laws of sexual offences across the country, eliminating the confusion that presently exists. The Conference of Attorneys-General in concert with the inspector-general of Police can commit to legislating to make this possible.

Second, at present, the law allows evidence of the sexual or intimate histories of victims from the proceedings but mostly precludes such evidence on the part of alleged perpetrators. This incidence of the laws of evidence in rape proceedings in most jurisdictions in Nigeria can be reversed by amending the relevant laws in all the states other than Lagos where this has already been achieved.

Third, in civil cases alleging the rape of minors – as in persons under the age of 18 – or culpability of persons in authority over the victim (as in a pastor), it should be possible to allow for a doctrine of continuing violation triggering the commencement of computation for limitation purposes from either the attainment of majority or the end of the power relationship between the victim and the perpetrator (whichever is later). If this requires updating legal doctrine or amending the statute of limitation, then it should be done.

Fourth, predictably, propagandists for the alleged perpetrator have gone to town with unfounded claims of his exoneration. That, sadly, is far from what has happened. It is impossible, however, for victims in cases such as this not to feel let down by the system. We must invest in weaning judges through training of a prevailing Victorian mind-set about remedying rape.

Pastor Fatoyinbo may have achieved a technical legal victory but it has left his name in ruins. He may never be able to clear himself of allegations that he is a rapist. That is a terrible burden for a “Man of God” to live with, a testament to the soft vengeance of Busola Dakolo’s incredible courage.

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Just In! Police Take Hold Of Pastor Fatoyinbo’s Passport An update on the arrest of COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo’s, reveals that Detectives from the Force Criminal Investigation Department(FCID), Abuja, investigating the alleged rape against pastor…

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'I will fight for my wife and my children with my life' - Timi Dakolo shares update, says the armed men were 'police officers'

Moments ago, Timi Dakolo raised alarm that strange men with guns were at his house. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); He has now shared an update saying they are police officers sent to deliver a letter of 'invitation for questioning' to him and his wife, Busola over the rape allegations she levelled against COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo.   According to him, 'sending a bus load of armed policemen and shady men lying in wait to intimidate my wife and children today, forcing their way into my home? Is that how the REAL police delivers a letter? This is best you can do? This is why all the hurting women and families havent come against you?'. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); See his full statement below...   Our lawyers had told us to get ready for this letter. We have long been ready for your intimidation and dirtiness. For your Ilorin methods and underhand tactics.

A pastor? Bribing investigating officials to delay summons? Paying dirty bloggers to fabricate things that cover the truth , going to the IG's people under dark to force this case to be posted to Abuja? Now this an investigation in Abuja ,when you havent answered to the rape case against you in Lagos ? Rubbishing the legal and criminal system? And sending a bus load of armed policemen and shady men lying in wait to intimidate my wife and children today, forcing their way into my home? Is that how the REAL police delivers a letter ? This is best you can do? This is why all the hurting women and families havent come against you? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); You picked the wrong one and you picked the wrong time. Nigerians are more awake than you think . If it's a fight you want, it's a war you will get...your filthiness under the guise of christianity I will expose. Every single thing. I will fight for my wife and my children -it's the promise I made with my life and one I intend to keep .I will defend them from the unrelenting attack of a weak man who thinks he can use money and power to cover for all of his crimes. Like I said ,we have since been ready . GIVE US THE FIRE, THEN WATCH ME WORK! Read the full article

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#Breaking: COZA UPDATE: #TimiDakolo raises alarm! Says strange men with guns are lurking around his home. — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2M3YXyG

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See Update On Rape Allegations Against COZA's Biodun Fatoyinbo Click here for articles June 30, 2019 at 02:26AM

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#nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo has reacted to report of his wife, Busola Dakolo making a demand of N10m compensation in her rape case against the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Founder, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, which has been filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja.  Timi Dakolo debunked the claim in an Insta-Live video shortly after the report went viral. The singer who insinuated he makes more than N10m in a weekend show, stated that the alleged compensation is not his problem and his wife never demanded for such.  #repost #upload #update #9jablog1 #instagram #timidakolo #coza #abuja #viral #viralvideo #updates #nigerians #africa #news #singer #highcourt @9jablog1 (at Metro) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PJp3BHw1t/?igshid=17013tkncvejk

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Hi friends!

Daughters Return Update- I got to sit down and write all the rest of act one today! There’s two and a half chapters left for the first act (wow!)

“But Coza 🧐” you ask. “how is there a half of a chapter??” It’s an optional chapter you don’t have to read if you’re not comfortable in doing so!! Won’t really impact the story at all if you choose to skip it.

Anyway! The rollout for these parts are gonna be fast because I’m so excited to share! Part 10 is coming out tonight!! Part 11 (the half chapter) is coming out Wednesday, and Part 12 will rollout either Friday or Saturday depending on my ability to edit this week!

Im so excited and I hope you are too!!!

I know I’ve been a little scarce recently, but I’ve read your messages, and I love you all. Thank you for the kind words, I definitely needed them this week 💕

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NEWS UPDATE: Biodun Fatoyinbo backs Oyedepo on sacking pastors

NEWS UPDATE: Biodun Fatoyinbo backs Oyedepo on sacking pastors

Biodun Fatoyinbo, Senior Pastor, Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, has supported Bishop David Oyedepo’s decision to sack some pastors of the church. Recall that President and Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, AKA Winners Chapel Worldwide, had said the only criteria for their sack was how many souls had been won in the church. Oyedepo maintained that the pastors were sacked because they…

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Fatoyinbo Will Not Be Charged With Rape’ – Kemi Olunloyo

Fatoyinbo Will Not Be Charged With Rape’ – Kemi Olunloyo

Popular Nigerian journalist, Dr. Kemi Olunloyo, has shared an update on her private investigation on the rape allegations levied against COZA Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.

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Busola Dakolo Shares Update on Court Case Between Her and Biodun Fatoyinbo

Busola Dakolo Shares Update on Court Case Between Her and Biodun Fatoyinbo

Busola Dakolo, wife of musician,Timi Dakolo Shares recent news on Court Case Between her and pastor of COZA church, Biodun Fatayinbo.

She took to her Instagram page the complete story as well as the process the court is moving towards.

“I am updating the Nigerian public because you all made my story matter. You joined me to say enough is enough. With you, this has been an easier process”, she…

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Timi Dakolo’s Wife, Busola Gives Update On Rape Case Against COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo

Timi Dakolo’s Wife, Busola Gives Update On Rape Case Against COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo

Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola, has shared details about the rape case she filed against the pastor of Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo.

Earlier last year, Busola Dakolodropped a bombshell in an exclusive interview where she revealed that she was raped by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo twice when she was a teenager.  This revelation eventually led both parties to court and she…

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'I will fight for my wife and my children with my life' - Timi Dakolo shares update, says the armed men were 'police officers'

Moments ago, Timi Dakolo raised alarm that strange men with guns were at his house. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); He has now shared an update saying they are police officers sent to deliver a letter of 'invitation for questioning' to him and his wife, Busola over the rape allegations she levelled against COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo.   According to him, 'sending a bus load of armed policemen and shady men lying in wait to intimidate my wife and children today, forcing their way into my home? Is that how the REAL police delivers a letter? This is best you can do? This is why all the hurting women and families havent come against you?'. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); See his full statement below...   Our lawyers had told us to get ready for this letter. We have long been ready for your intimidation and dirtiness. For your Ilorin methods and underhand tactics.

A pastor? Bribing investigating officials to delay summons? Paying dirty bloggers to fabricate things that cover the truth , going to the IG's people under dark to force this case to be posted to Abuja? Now this an investigation in Abuja ,when you havent answered to the rape case against you in Lagos ? Rubbishing the legal and criminal system? And sending a bus load of armed policemen and shady men lying in wait to intimidate my wife and children today, forcing their way into my home? Is that how the REAL police delivers a letter ? This is best you can do? This is why all the hurting women and families havent come against you? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); You picked the wrong one and you picked the wrong time. Nigerians are more awake than you think . If it's a fight you want, it's a war you will get...your filthiness under the guise of christianity I will expose. Every single thing. I will fight for my wife and my children -it's the promise I made with my life and one I intend to keep .I will defend them from the unrelenting attack of a weak man who thinks he can use money and power to cover for all of his crimes. Like I said ,we have since been ready . GIVE US THE FIRE, THEN WATCH ME WORK! Read the full article

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#Breaking: COZA UPDATE: #TimiDakolo raises alarm! Says strange men with guns are lurking around his home. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Jjyz_FBRS/?igshid=1189xigmbkej9