I Was Almost Raped in Secondary School- Eniola Badmus

Eniola Badmus, Nigerian actress, has revealed that she was almost raped while in secondary school.

The actress brought this to light In an interview with PUNCH. She stated that 95 percent of women undergo sexual harassment on a daily basis.

Badmus however, noted that the scourge of sexual assault has continued without any reduction in the society because there are no punitive measures put in place against perpetrators.

“Firstly, whether people are saying the truth or not, 95 per cent of females are sexually harassed on a daily basis. Because there hasn’t been stiff punishment over the years, this act has continued to linger from one generation to the other,” Eniola Badmus said.

“As a young girl, a lot of things happened to me and I’ve also seen a lot of things. I grew up in a polygamous home and a lot of people lived with us. When I was in my final year in secondary school, I was almost raped. It was a very close shave. I was saved by a guy called Michael Akinyemi.

“I don’t know where he is now but I can’t forget him. He was injured in the process but he saved me. I was practically five minutes away from being raped. I didn’t report then because of the stigmatization.

“The experience was really bad because my assaulter was bent on raping me, hence we struggled so much. I still remember the guy’s name but I would leave it out.”