Nigerian entertainer Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj has been called out on Twitter for rape. A woman and her friend are alleging that he raped her two years ago.
The allegation surfaced days after the rape and murder of 22-year-old Uwa Omozuwa, an undergraduate who was attacked inside church premises and died days later at the hospital. The #justiceforuwa hashtag has been trending for days since news of her death went public.
Not only are Nigerians on Twitter taking a stand against rape, but they are also urging victims of rape to speak out. On Wednesday, a talent/model scout, Benjamin Ese, alleged that D’banj raped his friend two years ago.
Without disclosing the friend’s name, Ese wrote that his friend had attended a party in Lagos and was sighted by D’banj who wanted her. He went on to reveal how the musician allegedly raped his friend.
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The allegation is coming a day after D’banj strongly condemned rape on his Instagram page.
The Koko Master joined the campaign against sexual violence and demanded justice for rape victims in an Instagram post
Check out the post below:
Ese challenged the singer and said he had no right to speak against rape having performed the act in the past.
According to him, D’banj offered the friend in question money in exchange for sex, and she refused.
Also, he alleged the incident happened in a hotel in Victoria Island. He said D’banj collected the spare key of the girl’s hotel room from the receptionist and allegedly raped her in there.
Although he did not mention the name of his friend, he said she decided to keep quiet after the incident because of the stigma.
Here’s a Twitter thread about the matter:
Although D’banj is yet to respond to the rape allegation, many Twitter users have already accused the victim of lying.
