"I stand for Justice, Not for Biodun Fatoyimbo and Not for Busola Dakolo" - By SMB Sesan Micheal Johnson

"I stand for Justice, Not for Biodun Fatoyimbo and Not for Busola Dakolo" - By SMB Sesan Johnson

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#Note: Beware of the danger of a single story. Read before you bring out your dagger. Read with the lens of objectivity.

The Busola Dakolo case against Biodun Fatoyimbo is a complexity embedded with complicity and banality. It's problematic because of its heterogeneity. Here, we are imagining and figuring pastor-cum-member dichotomy, morality, criminality, gendering, priesthood, carnality, religiosity and Christianity.

Biodun Fatoyimbo's fashionista and Gucci brand with the frenzy of rape cum sexual assaults it had attracted is what an average person will want to lament about. So, I'm not surprised by the catalogue of attacks he's receiving presently. To many his imageries and exotic characterisation are confirming and accentuating his culpability for the rape accusation. However, we can not condemn anyone based on emotionality and subjectivity. Busola Dakolo and her lawyers should follow legal protocols to prove the rape allegation. Yes, Fatoyimbo too had responded with a press release debunking the accusation. He also hinted that he will file a court case against his accusers. One thing is sure, they both know each other. No doubt, spiritual father-spiritual daughter relationship had once existed between them. Their contact and relationship is traceable to Ilorin. Other people are involved (Busola's family, Mrs Fatoyimbo and church members). Time will heal the justice or injustice we all seek to address.

So, the public needs to wait for adjudication on this matter instead of taking laws into its hands. The public can not resort to jungle justice. The planned protest at the church premises by some activists should be done with civility and decorum. The protest should be well organised. If not, it could be hijacked by the enemies of the church in Nigeria (not just COZA). Hence, this will confirm the claim or fear that this is one of the orchestrations against the Church (Body of Christ) of God.
As it is for now, It's must be reiterated that this accusation seems not to be against COZA but against the personality of Biodun Fatoyimbo. So, members and leaders of the church must exercise restrains in this matter. The pastor should be advised to wash himself clean at the court of law because he's already condemned in the court of the public.

I will also love to see a situation whereby national Christian leaders will delve into this situation. They should ensure due spiritual and legal protocols are followed.

On the whole, the Dakolo-Fatoyimmbo saga has ignited critical conversation especially in public spheres. The people especially the youths are beginning to rethink and reconfigure their spirituality, religiosity and attachments to spiritual fathers/leaders. Does spirituality connote suspension of intellectuality? If your spiritual father ask you to 'open your legs', will you obey all in the name of obedience to him? Why will women and the girl-child continue to be vulnerable and credulous in religious settings? How can we curb sexual abuse in religious places? Youths are now rethinking and re-theorising the concept of 'touch not my anointed'. With continuous increase in absurdity from the pulpits, the youths are now demanding for scrutiny and critique of spiritual leaders and ecclesiastical orders in the country.

On the one hand, the rascality of some apostolos of Christian disciplinary has accentuated the impracticality of believability in the ecclesiastical order. If you are following the trend, same is applicable to other religions. On the other hand, we can not overwhelmingly conclude that all religious leaders are wolves in sheep's skin.

Busola Dakolo should not be condemned for speaking out, if indeed this rape occurred. This may help our society to rethink the 'culture of silence' on this kind of matter. Her antagonists should wait till when this case is proven as falsehood. In the Same vein, Biodun Fatoyimbo should be at least be given the benefits of the doubt to prove himself innocent.

By and large, this incident will help the Church, not only COZA. Perhaps, if Biodun Fatoyimbo is found culpable and charged. It may trigger a religious revolution that will help to sanitise the priesthood in Nigerian Churches. Whereas, if Biodun Fatoyimbo is found innocent. Then this will confirm that this is persecution of the Man of God anyway. Usually, the church become more stronger after each persecution.

In a nutshell, God is a God of JUSTICE, so I stand for justice.