An army of suspected thugs
temporarily disrupted a peaceful protest at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly
in Abuja.
The suspected thugs were
coordinated on Sunday morning near the scene of a sit-in organised by enraged
Nigerians against Biodun Fatoyinbo, the lead preacher of COZA now under fire
for alleged rape and other sexual transgressions.
A man
who identified himself as a member of the church was coordinating a crowd of
about 40 young men.
The man (dressed in yellow) took
down the names of the protesters in sheets of paper and coordinated them for
about 30 minutes before they started displaying placards of their own in
support of Mr Fatoyinbo.
The man declined to give his name but said he is a member of the church. He also declined to say
why he was coordinating a counter-protest to disrupt the gathering that was
already underway without any skirmishes.
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A police van later moved in to protect the original protesters.
One of the anti-rape protest
organisers, Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, said the security agencies have a
responsibility to protect civilians at the protest ground.
Mr Fatoyinbo was accused by
Busola Dakolo, wife of musician Timi, of raping her when she was a teenage
church member.
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