Thursday November 14, 2019
Busola Dakolo against the Senior Pastor
Biodun Fatoyinbo who was alleged to have committed rape.
Justice Othman Musa who dismissed the alleged rape case on the ground that the case of the plaintiff is purely sentimental and empty awarded the cost of one million naira against Busola Dakolo .
According to the court, the case carries more of cruelty in it than justice therefore its frivolous and statute barred.
Busola, wife of a popular artist Timi Dakolo had approached the court to demand for justice after accusing Pastor Fatoyinbo of raping her while she was a teenager in the year 2002 causing her continuous emotional distress and amount to intentional infliction of emotional distress.
But the COZA Senior Pastor filed an objection to the suit claiming that Busola’s statements were false and scandalous.
He said in the affidavit that from the inception, the plaintiff sought the attention of the media and press and brought the civil action even while the Police investigation was ongoing.