{"id":648921,"date":"2019-07-02T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div itemprop=\"description\">\n\t\t<p>Nigerian gospel artiste Frank Edwards said that: \u2018This is not the time to argue and lose souls, this is not the time to talk because everyone is talking. Pray\u2019<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_720348\" aria-describedby=\"capt"},"modified":"2019-07-02T17:37:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:37:15","slug":"coza-rape-scandal-this-is-not-the-time-to-argue-lose-souls-frank-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/02\/coza-rape-scandal-this-is-not-the-time-to-argue-lose-souls-frank-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"COZA Rape scandal: This is not the time to argue, lose souls &#8211; Frank Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>Nigerian gospel artiste Frank Edwards said that: \u2018This is not the time to argue and lose souls, this is not the time to talk because everyone is talking. Pray\u2019<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_720348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-720348\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-720348 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"373\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/Frank-Edwards.png\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-720348\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/1562089035_461_Frank-Edwards.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"373\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-720348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Frank Edwards reacting to Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo alleged rape allegation by Mrs Busola Dakolo, wife of inspiration singer Timi Dakolo, accused him of raping her when she was 17 years posted the below<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>COZA: Any man of God who can\u2019t control his libido shouldn\u2019t go near pulpit \u2014CAN<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzYjo8mJrZS\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s Aide on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, also called on the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the Senior Pastor of COZA Church, Biodun Fatoyinbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe raped me \u2013 Busola. I didn\u2019t rape her \u2013 Fatoyinbo.<\/p>\n<p>Me: What is the Police waiting for to invite this alleged rapist for questioning?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis may lead to a polygraph or lie detector, telling us who is telling the truth. @PoliceNG pick him up, same way you\u2019ll pick up an accused poor man!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I don\u2019t understand is why Nigerians are calling on the alleged rapist, Biodun Fatoyibo to step down as a Pastor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPastors are above board &amp; above suspicion. He was never a Pastor. What we should be doing, is calling on the @PoliceNG to invite him for questioning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The pastor had earlier officially denied the rape allegations with corroboration of his wife, Modele and on Monday he decided to step aside from the pulpit of the church saying: \u201cthe past few days have been very sobering for me. I have taken time to pray and seek spiritual counsel from Christian leaders around the world who feel very concerned about the ongoing reports in the media.<\/p>\n<p>COZA intensifies security checks on members, others<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have solicited their advice on actions I should take that are honouring to our Lord Jesus Christ and the work he has called me to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrawing from their counsel and that of the leadership of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly and owing to my love for God and the sacred nature of my calling, I have decided to take a leave of absence from the pulpit of the church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis step enables me to submit to the concerns of my spiritual methods ad they consider all the issues that have been raised against me. My confidence in the Lord remains unwavering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough I do not understand what is happening, I trust the Lord to lead and guide me one step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: COZA pastor, Fatoyinbo, takes leave of absence from pulpit<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKindly pray for me and the congregation of COZA as we seek the face of God during these turbulent times,\u201d<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=1281965775160257\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script>\n\t\/\/Facebook\n\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.4&appId=513460408765074\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian gospel artiste Frank Edwards said that: \u2018This is not the time to argue and lose souls, this is not the time to talk because everyone is talking. 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