The Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has urged the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja to dismiss the suit accusing him of raping then 17-year-old Busola, now a mother of three and wife to Timi Dakolo, an inspirational singer.
In his preliminary objection, which he filed against the suit on Friday, September 20, 2019, Fatoyinbo told the court that the prayers contained in the case were ‘ungrantable.’
Describing the suit as being statute-barred, having not been filed within three years of the occurrence of the event complained about, Fatoyinbo urged the court to dismiss the suit without the need to hear its substance.
He maintained that the prayers in the suit “are ungrantable” by the court, adding that the suit is frivolous and a palpable abuse of court process.
His team of lawyers led by Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), maintained that the suit could not be pursued, while her allegation of rape against the cleric and her claim that the pastor caused her emotional distress remain a subject of Police investigation.
He also accused the plaintiff of an attempt to scandalise and embarrass him by going to the Press about the suit before even serving it on him.