ALERT: Busola Dakolo is not on Twitter
An unknown individual is impersonating Busola, celebrity photographer and wife of Timi Dakolo, on Twitter.
Busola has been trending on social media since Friday morning when a video of her accusing Biodun Fatoyimbo, pastor of CommonWealth Zion Assembly (COZA), of rape, was released.
YNaija, an online platform, had released a video of an interview it conducted with her.
Shortly after the story went viral, the handle @busoladakolo was opened. The bio of the account which has the picture of Busola reads: “Professional photographer. NYFA alumna Follow my creative page @busoladakoloimages Founder, @skillskitchen A privileged wife and mother.”
Its first tweet was a video of the interview while unsuspecting members of the public were directed to a site to follow developments on the issue.
READ MORE OF THE STORIES AND WATCH THE VIDEOS HERE https://t.co/qyEwQ0YKTK
— Busola Dakolo (@busoladakolo) June 28, 2019
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As of the time the report was filed, the tweet had over 1,000 retweets and 1,500 likes.
Hours later, the account asked those who had similar experiences with Fatoyinbo to reach out, assuring them that their identities would not be disclosed.
The tweet was later taken down but a similar one posted on Saturday morning.
Pls if you have experienced abuse by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), please send me a DM. We are trying to collate names for an important thing. Your information will remain confidential.
Pls RT.#SayNoToRape #IStandWithTheTruth #EndRapeCulture
— Busola Dakolo (@busoladakolo) June 29, 2019
The account had 2,868 followers as of the time of filing this report.
In a move to alert Twitter users of the activities of the impostor, Busola’s husband took to Twitter on Saturday, announcing that his wife is not on the social network.
“Hello everyone,My wife busola Dakolo is not on twitter,” he tweeted.
Hello everyone,My wife busola Dakolo is not on twitter.
Advertisement— Timi Dakolo (@timidakolo) June 29, 2019
Kadaria Ahmed, media personality, has reported the impostor to Twitter, demanding that the account be shut down.
“@Twitter this handle @busoladakolo is impersonating the real #BusolaDakolo kindly shut it down,” she tweeted.
@Twitter this handle @busoladakolo is impersonating the real #BusolaDakolo kindly shut it down.
— Kadaria Ahmed (@KadariaAhmed) June 29, 2019
Fatoyimbo has since denied the allegation, threatening to file legal action.
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