Lagos, southwest Nigeria and uploaded her pictures on the
internet.
The suspect, Olaniyan Oluwakayode, who hails from Osun
State, allegedly r@ped the girl in his apartment at Ifako area
of Lagos. He was arrested by the police and brought to the
Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty
Alleviation, WAPA, in handcuffs.
The victim (name withheld) from Akwa Ibom State, alleged
that after being r@ped, Oluwakayode snapped her pictures
despite pleas from his sister to desist from such barbaric act,
saying Oluwakayode was never her boyfriend as he claimed.
“He stops me anytime I am going to work. He approached me
and I told him I was not ready to give him a reply. I did not
go to his house. On my way back from work on Tuesday last
week, I saw someone running out of his house, because there
is a bush around their compound so he jumped from the fence
down and held my hand and said he wants to do what’s on
his mind.
“So I asked him why would he do what’s on his mind when I
have not even accepted his advances, he said he would do
what is on his mind today; so he dragged me into the bush.
When I wanted to shout, he brought out a knife and said if I
shouted, he would kill me there. “So from the bush, he
dragged me to his house and locked the door. I tried all I
could to open it but I couldn’t because the door is an iron door
and very strong. He used his legs to hold my neck, he tore my
skirt, my pant and my bra. He beat me very well on my head,
neck and body and removed my pant and he slept with me.
After he finished sleeping with me, I couldn’t shout again
because he was beating me and forcing me to open my legs.
When I refused, he also held my neck so I couldn’t shout,” she
alleged.
According to her, when Oluwakayode’s sister came back
around 9.00pm, she asked her brother to open the door, asking
him if he wanted to kill somebody’s else child.
The victim said when he heard his sister shouting, he took her
to the second room and still slept with her after which she
urinated on the floor.
“His sister then came through the second window and pleaded
with him to let me go, telling him that if she was the person
that was being treated like that, would he be happy about it? I
started crying. I am 20 years old and I work as an Office
Assistant and I learnt Fashion Designing.
“He has been asking me out for a long time. I was never his
girlfriend, I have my own boyfriend. He raped me with pains,
even his sister was crying and he snapped me immediately
and his sister even said she will call his mother because even
if she was the one they did that thing to, he would even over
react,” she stated. The suspect, Oluwakayode denied raping
her, saying she was his girlfriend.
“I was fighting with my girlfriend but they are accusing me of
raping her. I never deny the fact that I snapped her picture
when she was naked. We were fighting inside, but any other
allegation levelled against me is a big lie. The only thing I did
which I do not deny is that I snapped her n*k*d picture. “We
were fighting inside and she has been hurting me for a very
long period and we had an issue which made me delete her
number. Last week, she flashed me. When I saw the strange
number, I called the number back immediately. When I heard
her voice, I asked her what she wanted because she told me
that her name was Blessing, until we had the issue and she
said her name is Comfort,” he explained.
According to him, he met her passing by in June when he
approached her to ask her for her phone number, which she
obliged. “Immediately, I called her and on her way back, she
flashed me and I called her back and we met. She even came
to my house and we sat outside and talked. She agreed to date
me. There was a day we spoke on phone and she was asking
me if I had an apartment, I told her that I didn’t want to rush
into anything, that I wanted to settle down in my business. I
do branding in my house at Ifako.
“They said I r@ped her, but one thing is that I have a
conscience and she also has a conscience and let our
conscience judge. I believe with all the proof, the truth is that
I never denied beating her, I did beat her with my head on
her face and on her back when she held my manhood; so all
the allegation of bringing out a powder, a knife and belt, I did
not do it because I have a conscience and she has a
conscience, that’s all,” he explained. Director of Child
Development, WAPA, Mrs. Alaba Fadairo said the case would
be charged to court as it was a case of raping and uploading
the pictures on the internet.
“From here, we are going to the court because it is an
infringement on someone’s right. But it is not immediate
because all the necessary tests have to be done, like the
evidence, medical report and all. The most important thing is
to ensure she has not been infected with HIV. The hospital
should be able to prove to us to back up her claims
“You do not have to force a person to have your way. It has to
be mutual consent. The most barbaric aspect is that it was
done and it was aired. Where is the dignity of the woman? It
shows the person is callous and wicked and I think we should
allow the arm of the law take its course so that the girl could
feel justice has been served,” she said.
Fadairo said the case would not be swept under the carpet
except the victim herself was opting out, saying government
would not give up.
“That’s why I am going to follow it up to the letter and see
that the matter is handled. There is no going back.
“It’s a dent on the victim and it’s not about r@pe, it’s about
putting her pictures on social media. I don’t think anyone will
want to opt out. You also know the government has zero
tolerance for issues of child abuse except we are not in the
know. He is likely to face imprisonment, but the number of
years is at the discretion of the court.”
Source: Pm News
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