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The Mayor of the Buffalo City Metro, Princess Faku, made a bold statement on Sunday, saying that the self-proclaimed prophet Timothy Omotoso was not welcome in her city.

Omotoso who was recently acquitted of more than 30 charges of human trafficking, rape and sexual abuse after a trial lasting eight years, is hosting a crusade in East London running from the 4th-11th of May at the Orient Theatre in the city.

Mayor Faku took to social media on Sunday, saying that Omotoso would not be allowed to use any venue in the city, even if he paid for it.

Metro Spokesperson Bongani Fuzile said BCM decided to cancel the booking at the Orient Theatre, making it clear that all bookings made at municipal venues towards this event would be cancelled, including venues in eQonce and Komani, which form part of the greater Metro.

He says this decision was made to combat Gender-Based violence in the city.

Fuzile said the municipality is encouraged by the urgent call to revisit the court decision that acquitted Omotoso who was charged with multiple counts of rape of young girls in his church.

He said allowing his church crusade would pose a risk to the safety of young women in the metro.

Fuzile said the municipality remains committed to building a society where women and children feel safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBlr9njN5ew?si=40qpwSlLQXFYx0fk

The televangelist and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, were acquitted by Gqeberha High Court judge Irma Schoeman, who found that the state had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt after a trial lasting nearly eight years.

Earlier this week, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it had appointed a senior counsel to bolster its internal team of sexual offences prosecutors who will assess and advise on the prospects of appealing the judgment in the Omotoso matter.

NPA spokesperson, advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, said this decision was “informed by the importance and the complexity of the matter, and the fact that the state can only appeal an acquittal judgment, in terms of Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Act.”

Instead of the mumu pastor to be on the next available flight to Lagos, he get mind to organize another crusade after been aquitted. Until the case is revisited and he's finally found guilty, he won't have sense

he is a pastor preneur, he should do normal and pay them bribe

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please you people should stop using helinues to do block testing, look up or down and use that your nairaland member neighbor to test it. It's not only on helinues profile seun created that button, everyone has it too. Please leave poor helinues alone


Just imagine . . . 1,795 blocks within 5 hours HABA!

they have carried there yeye sermon go SA, SA people wey no well

Ok good

He should look for another city to continue with his pastorpreneurship as they no longer want him in that city

Nice move to curb the madness of a mad pastor

Pastor Ibiyeomie of salvation ministry and notable pulpit bandits in the country deserves this same treatment too

Yeah, I am suspicious of the guy, but he was acquitted by a court of law. And that superceeds any suspicions I may have of him.

As much as I oppose female abuse, at the end of the day, the Law has said he is not guilty. I admire the Mayor's desire to stand up for what is right, but the guy was acquitted.

There is a reason why we got courts.

Acquitted of more than 60 rappe charges omo... Na God save dis one

Tufiakwa!! What s dent on Nigerian name

There's no smoke without fire.
He has given himself a very bad name

Good

Women are still following pastors upandan. Daddy GO , papa bla bla bla. When una go get sense?

hmm

Watianoengineer:
Instead of the mumu pastor to be on the next available flight to Lagos, he get mind to organize another crusade after been aquitted. Until the case is revisited and he's finally found guilty, he won't have sense

Impunity,

Nigeria's politicians and criminals often believe they are above the law.

Why not come home....


Abi why he dey act like person wey get death wish...



You escape Sexual harassment case from a country u still dey du strong head for same country....

At first, I thought it was Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin

Till I saw the person's photograph and double checked and for some reasons I don't even know, I heaved a deep sigh of relief.

No single proof to nail him to the cross.

This looks like pull-him-down syndrome.

Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right. The Mayor wants to be a dictator.

More so the man is now discharged and acquitted.

The Nigerian Embassy in SA should take this up

na exchange rate pushed this one far ooo

na exchange rate pushed this one far ooo. when u know u are a culprit and u still dey risk wetin no dey

na exchange rate pushed this one far ooo. when u know u are a culprit and u still dey risk wetin no dey
Money no go kill u

Close resemblance with Portable

SA wan comot food for his mouth...


Seun carry camera come

But he was acquitted ,he's innocent.... the mayor is simply overreacting.....but he looks menacingly like portable

RandDigital:
The Mayor of the Buffalo City Metro, Princess Faku, made a bold statement on Sunday, saying that the self-proclaimed prophet Timothy Omotoso was not welcome in her city.

Omotoso who was recently acquitted of more than 30 charges of human trafficking, rape and sexual abuse after a trial lasting eight years, is hosting a crusade in East London running from the 4th-11th of May at the Orient Theatre in the city.

Mayor Faku took to social media on Sunday, saying that Omotoso would not be allowed to use any venue in the city, even if he paid for it.

Metro Spokesperson Bongani Fuzile said BCM decided to cancel the booking at the Orient Theatre, making it clear that all bookings made at municipal venues towards this event would be cancelled, including venues in eQonce and Komani, which form part of the greater Metro.

He says this decision was made to combat Gender-Based violence in the city.

Fuzile said the municipality is encouraged by the urgent call to revisit the court decision that acquitted Omotoso who was charged with multiple counts of rape of young girls in his church.

He said allowing his church crusade would pose a risk to the safety of young women in the metro.

Fuzile said the municipality remains committed to building a society where women and children feel safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBlr9njN5ew?si=40qpwSlLQXFYx0fk

The televangelist and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, were acquitted by Gqeberha High Court judge Irma Schoeman, who found that the state had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt after a trial lasting nearly eight years.

Earlier this week, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it had appointed a senior counsel to bolster its internal team of sexual offences prosecutors who will assess and advise on the prospects of appealing the judgment in the Omotoso matter.

NPA spokesperson, advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, said this decision was “informed by the importance and the complexity of the matter, and the fact that the state can only appeal an acquittal judgment, in terms of Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Act.”

Good

Pastor omotosho

Excellent

nairalanda1:
Yeah, I am suspicious of the guy, but he was acquitted by a court of law. And that superceeds any suspicions I may have of him.

As much as I oppose female abuse, at the end of the day, the Law has said he is not guilty. I admire the Mayor's desire to stand up for what is right, but the guy was acquitted.

There is a reason why we got courts.

This is my opinion too.... Rule of law should be supreme. Two wrongs does not make a right.

So his freedom should be denied because a court failed to find reasonable reasons to jail him after trial of 8 years. If that's not injustice I don't know what will be termed injustice then... Very very unfair to the man.