Clergyman, Timi Adigun who pastors the The Ark Church, Lagos, as well as MINE Teenage Ministry , has admitted his ‘inappropriate behaviour’ with femal
Clergyman, Timi Adigun who pastors the The Ark Church, Lagos, as well as MINE Teenage Ministry , has admitted his ‘inappropriate behaviour’ with female teenagers in his church over the years.
Adigun who apologized on his social media page 48 hours after the sexual allegations went viral, however, denied having sexual intercourse’ with any of the ladies adding that none of them was under aged.
In his apology, Adigun admitted that he behaved in an appropriate manner with some of the females whom he has apologized to. He wrote: “My name is Timi Adigun. I have been called out on social media platforms and this is my humble response.
“I want to say I AM DEEPLY SORRY to everyone my actions and inactions have hurt at this time. The truth is, I was involved in inappropriate behaviour with females over a couple of years. I went against the sexual purity message I preach and believe in and I AM SO SO SORRY. I failed those of you who look up to me. Please find a place in your hearts to forgive me.
“I want to humbly state that there was no sexual intercourse with any, none was a minor, and my wife did not know about these actions while they happened. I have apologised to God, my wife, my in-laws, my family and some ministry members. I am here APOLOGIZING PUBLICLY.
He said, “I have apologised several times to ALL the ladies involved and also apologised to some’s family members. The final apology came in September when I sent voice note apologies to ALL OF THEM for taking advantage of their trust in me and they all, at different times, accepted my apology.
“This call out was more from ministry leaders who had had clashes with me at different times and used the occasion of this knowledge to get back at me, hence the use of the ministry’s Twitter Handle.
“Once again, I AM SO SORRY FOR MY WRONGS. I am 100% open and faithful to my wife now and I know deep within that I have repented. Please give me an opportunity to prove so. And yes, I still believe in sexual purity and I hope to be a worthy example, again, soon enough.
“I had stepped down in October from ministry and church. I only maintained a fellowship for the people that still wanted me to teach them the WORD. So, it is a fellowship running in the interim, not a church as at now.
“Then I also came back on social media prematurely and I apologise. I would be off until January when I am restored to the pulpit.
“To MINE Family members across the world, I AM SORRY. To the Christian Community, globally, I AM SORRY. To people of other faiths, I AM SORRY. To Nigerians, I AM SORRY. Please forgive me! Please find it in your hearts to do.”
A public relations expert, Akan Imoh had openly accused the 35 year old of violating the trust of parents who left their teenage children to his care to tutor.
The mission of Timi Adigun’s teenage ministry is to raise teenagers to be like Jesus in Word and in Deed with a focus on sexual purity and to become a sexually pure generation. His annual program tagged “WORLD VIRGINITY DAY”, a day where sexual purity is advocated, takes place in several parts of Nigeria and countries such as Ghana, Ukraine and United States.
