President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev Supo Ayokunle, has said that an investigative panel set up on the COZA church rape allegation has invited the two parties involved.
According to Oyekunle, although CAN does not deal with individual churches, it has mandated the Pentecostal Fellowship Association of Nigeria to handle the matter.
He said a panel set up by the PFN was already at work and had two weeks to conclude the investigations.
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, the CAN president said the Christian body was not shielding anyone but it could not hold any party guilty until a proper investigation found such person guilty.
He said that the allegation no matter how bad it might be, remained an allegation until proved otherwise, that is until it is properly investigated and they had a truth to hold onto.
He explained, ”We have told you without mincing words that we will never support immorality in whatever form, it is alien to the culture of the church, to the teachings of Christ.
”And there is no pulpit that I know in Nigeria that the members are taught immorality, but we will not condemn until we have reasons to condemn, let the panel come out with the result let’s know what the truth is.
”I told you in the press release we issued that we have given the right to Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), because we don’t deal with individual churches, we deal with blocs.
”We have directed PFN, an arm of a bloc, which is also large enough to investigate that matter. I am telling you under God that PFN has set up that panel and that panel had been given two weeks within which to submit its report,
”Not only that, the two individuals involved have been invited by the committee and we are assuring them that nothing will be covered.”
