BEVERLY HILLS, December 22, (THEWILL) – A clergyman, Timi Adigun who pastors the The Ark Church, Lagos, and is also the founder of MINE Teenage Ministry, a youth ministry with a focus on sexual purity, has been accused of having sexual relationship with the same teenage girls who he was supposed to counsel against sexual immorality.
A public relations expert, Akan Imoh who looked up to Adigun as a mentor, openly accused him of violating the trust of parents who left their teenage children in his care.
In a lengthy post where he openly detailed Adigun’s sexual exploits with the teenagers, Imoh said Adigun was mocking the Christian faith with his acts.
An excerpt of the lengthy post read, “If you’ve worked with teens before, you’ll know how frail they are. That is a very tender age for them. They want to be led right. Right now, they are just wandering the streets looking for what next to do.
“This was a ministry they called home. Right now, the flock is scattered. It is things like these that make outsiders mock us as Christians, mock our pastors and our faith. These issues need not be swept under the rug.
“What we are asking for is simple. We want Timi Adigun to come out and give an explanation. He can’t keep silent. All we want is for him to explain to us. Are these things true or not? If these things are true. These are what we want:
— An admission of guilt
— Public steps to change
— Therapy/Counselling for the girls involved
— Handover of the church leadership”
There are allegations that his wife who they fondly refer to as Aunty Titi is very much aware of her husband’s atrocities and is therefore complicit.
48 hours after he got called out, Adigun took to his social media page to tender his unreserved apology. He admitted his ‘inappropriate behaviour’ with female teenagers in his church over the years but denied having sexual intercourse’ with any of the ladies.
Members of the teenage ministry faulted the public apology, saying they do not believe that his apology comes from a sincere heart. Not only are they asking him to step down, they are of the opinion that his actions don’t reflect remorse.
They alleged that Adigun confidently stated that nothing can be done to him and that he has said on countless occasions that he would not step down as no one called him into ministry.
They also put out a caveat saying any young person, teenager or child involved with Timi or Titi Adigun would be doing so at their own risk.
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