The rape allegation that has rocked the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, to its foundation these past weeks took another interesting dimension, Monday, as the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohamed Adamu, ordered the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Michael Ogbizi, to take over ongoing investigations into the matter.
Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, also a deputy commissioner of police, disclosed this in a release he issued in Abuja, saying the IGP made the order in order to “ensure a speedy, thorough, fair and impartial investigation into the case of rape reported by Mrs Busola Dakolo against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA)”.
Mba added: “The DIG is also expected to take over the investigation of the complaint made by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo against the Dakolos in addition to providing a personal supervision to all facets of the investigation to ensure justice and fair-hearing to all the parties, with each case being treated purely on its merit.
“In the same vein, the IGP has directed that the procedure which the police operatives adopted in serving invitation letters on Timi and Busola Dakolo on Saturday, 20th July, 2019, be subjected to rigorous and discreet scrutiny to ascertain its conformity with Police Standard Operating Procedure and International Best Practices.”
Mba concluded with an assurance by the IGP of “unalloyed Police professionalism in the matter”, even as he enjoined the general public and the parties involved in the cases to remain calm and be patient.