diggz:



On point!

If the guys intention was to rape her...why will he allow her record him so easily without any fight from him to take her phone before they got to the gate or afterwards? The girl is definitely lying....

charliboy654:

She refused coming down from the car, that's why he drove her to his house given that he was late and even scared, you can hear him calling the girl a ritualist.

laudate:

Did you both just decide to make posts that fall into the category of stuvpid, obtuse, ignorant or just plain dumb??

Amya:
The Lady and the guy lives in the same Estate. He was in his house when he got a request for another ride. He drove over to her house (same estate) picked her up. He asked her where she was going, she told him to just go that she'll tell him on their way. The only reason she would say this was because he'll probably not agree to go to that destination ( maybe its far or a bad area. And we are talking 12 midnight) The guy know this too and still right in front of her house, told her he wasn't going anymore. She refuses to come down from the car. She tells him that she has to get another Taxify before she comes down. Again, considering the time and location, this might not be easily achieved. Guy gets tired and still insists that she gets down and she still refused. So he decided to drive home (Still in the same Estate).

You say he should have driven her to a police station but do you know how far the nearest one was and how inconveniencing it would be for him. Consider the time and the fuel scarcity)

Let's sometimes leave sentimentality out of it and deduce like rational beings. Which story honestly makes more sense to you?

classicfrank4u:
u're dropping insults yet u hv dropped no point to even back urself up, ur own stupidity has no limit

SBG04:

Ode!!!
im sure you've raped dozens of girls before in Onitsha. That's why you have a personal interest in making sure you're barbarian brother is painted innocent, after dragging a girl to his house and trying to rape her.

2cantalk:


I wouldn't want to go tribalistic here but one thing is sure. There is a clear case of assault which may include attempted rape. We never can tell what the guy had in mind.

Nigerian men in general must learn to respect ladies. You don't go dragging a lady like she's some object or slave. You also don't touch someone without their consent.

As a Lawyer, I see a prima facie case of assault and possible attempted rape which can surely be prosecuted.

Taxify as a corporate institution will always want to protect its reputation. They must therefore ensure that the driver is made to face consequences of his actions.

Dorcas kindly get your Lawyers to get the police involved and put some pressure on Taxify to ensure their cooperation with investigation and prosecution.

This should serve as a deterrent to other potential women abusers and rapists.

Respect women.

laudate:


Most estates usually have the following:
1). A security post at the entrance of the estate, manned by security guards;
2). A police post (not a station);
3). A clinic or hospital.

Did their estate lack all three?

SBG04:

I think it's disgusting when a brave girl comes out and identifies her attempted rapist and some idiot somewhere, because of 20mb mtn data, starts trying to shame her for reporting and exposing a rapist. For christs sake the girl was screaming for the guy not to touch her and he was touching her!!!!! As in!!! That alone is enough to convict that barbarian. And some idiots are here saying the girl is wicked or trying to smear him, for what? Is he her ex boyfriend or current bf?

Amya:


The Lady and the guy lives in the same Estate. He was in his house when he got a request for another ride. He drove over to her house (same estate) picked her up. He asked her where she was going, she told him to just go that she'll tell him on their way. The only reason she would say this was because he'll probably not agree to go to that destination ( maybe its far or a bad area. And we are talking 12 midnight) The guy know this too and still right in front of her house, told her he wasn't going anymore. She refuses to come down from the car. She tells him that she has to get another Taxify before she comes down. Again, considering the time and location, this might not be easily achieved. Guy gets tired and still insists that she gets down and she still refused. So he decided to drive home (Still in the same Estate).

You say he should have driven her to a police station but do you know how far the nearest one was and how inconveniencing it would be for him. Consider the time and the fuel scarcity)


Let's sometimes leave sentimentality out of it and deduce like rational beings. Which story honestly makes more sense to you?

eyinjuege:


It still doesnt make sense. You drive her to your house because she refused to come down?
Look at this scenario (just an example):- its 12 midnight already, a taxi you booked (meaning others knows who picked you up) from the Kaduna airport to go the GRA in Kaduna reaches halfway around some villages/settlements there and asks you to come down from his car, Would you? At that time of the day? Won't you insist he drops you off at your destination or takes you back ? If it was broad daylight, maybe you can even vex and come out of the car and hope you find someone that speaks english and not hausa that can help you find a taxi park nearby or even safely wait on the road till you can call another taxify to pick you up.

safarigirl:
attempted rape, yet the door was opened and the video is doctored?

As a lawyer, you should see a waste of your time and a case wrapped around circumstantial evidence. No lawyer can even use a doctored video as evidence.

She cannot get her lawyer for anything, she isn't even showing signs of trauma. Which law court will grant her anything? The most she could sue for is assault.

Abeg dust your books oga

Sijo01:


The little I know about car doors. There's a central lock only the driver can operate.

eyinjuege:


It still doesnt make sense. You drive her to your house because she refused to come down?
Look at this scenario (just an example):- its 12 midnight already, a taxi you booked (meaning others knows who picked you up) from the Kaduna airport to go the GRA in Kaduna reaches halfway around some villages/settlements there and asks you to come down from his car, Would you? At that time of the day? Won't you insist he drops you off at your destination or takes you back ? If it was broad daylight, maybe you can even vex and come out of the car and hope you find someone that speaks english and not hausa that can help you find a taxi park nearby or even safely wait on the road till you can call another taxify to pick you up.

eyinjuege:


It still doesnt make sense. You drive her to your house because she refused to come down?
Look at this scenario (just an example):- its 12 midnight already, a taxi you booked (meaning others knows who picked you up) from the Kaduna airport to go the GRA in Kaduna reaches halfway around some villages/settlements there and asks you to come down from his car, Would you? At that time of the day? Won't you insist he drops you off at your destination or takes you back ? If it was broad daylight, maybe you can even vex and come out of the car and hope you find someone that speaks english and not hausa that can help you find a taxi park nearby or even safely wait on the road till you can call another taxify to pick you up.

Leyqute:


Imagine o my broda. She feels she's powerful enough to ruin the driver but she's not that clever.

Amya:
Do you live in Lagos State? If you do you would know the answer to these questions.

elninosanz:
I don't usually comment on Nairaland, but for the sake of clarity, i believe i will. I am a self-employed software developer, but i also driver on Uber to make extra money. After reading both stories and watching the video that was posted, here is what i believe happened

1. The lady made a request on Taxify and the guy came to pick her before asking for her destination and if she was paying cash. This was his first mistake. It is his prerogative to ask for her destination especially at that time of the night(There are areas i would not go to in Lagos at 12midnight). It is also his prerogative to ask if it was a card or cash trip(Due to the fact that Uber and Taxify do not credit your account immediately for card trips, some drivers prefer cash trips especially when they are in desperate need of cash and can't wait until the following week when they will be credited).It should be noted that Uber/Taxify frown on this practice, but we should grant drivers some leeway here. Nigeria is not easy. Now like i said earlier, he should have called her and asked these questions BEFORE driving to her destination. If her responses where fine with him then go to her pick up point and pick her. If her responses where not fine with him, he should have cancelled the trip and wait for someone else to request.

2. On getting to her location, he realised that her terms where not favourable to him, so he asked her to come down and she refused. Now we get to the crux of the matter. One of 2 things could have happened. The driver could have waited for her new ride to come(By the way, i don't believe her that the driver was 2 mins away. At that time of the night on a weekday in Jakande, drivers are not always 2 mins away. My guess would be about 10 mins). I don't think 10 mins was too much time to wait for a ride for a rider since you where the one that rejected the request. On the other hand, when the guy refused to wait, she could have come down and waited for the next driver since she was in front of her house and the driver was only 2 minutes away.

3. Recall that the driver said he lived not too far away from her pick up point. Once she refused to come down, he got angry and decided to go home with her still in the car. I am sure in his mind he was trying to teach her a lesson(which was wrong). It was in front of his house that all the drama happened

4. He went to open the gate of his house, the lady seized his key. In his attempt to wrest his keys away from her, he man-handled her and she in turn pepper-sprayed him.


The guy was obviously at fault for driving her to an unknown location at that time of the night. However, one can not completely exonerate the lady. she could have come down from the car when he went to open the gate, request for another ride and reported the case to Taxify later. Also, this is not a rape case of that i believe we are all sure. She just termed it rape to grab attention to the case.

Lesson learnt for me is this. We should learn to discomfort ourselves sometimes for the sake of peace. If the Driver had discomforted himself by waiting her her next ride, all this would not have happened. Same also for the lady. God help us all.

SBG04:

Ode!!!
He had pepper spray in His eyes!! He couldn't drag the phone with her. You idiots trying to shame this girl, I hope and pray another igbo taxi driver rapes your mother's and sisters.

safarigirl:
attempted rape, yet the door was opened and the video is doctored?

As a lawyer, you should see a waste of your time and a case wrapped around circumstantial evidence. No lawyer can even use a doctored video as evidence.

She cannot get her lawyer for anything, she isn't even showing signs of trauma. Which law court will grant her anything? The most she could sue for is assault.

Abeg dust your books oga

hefelove:

its a fucking lie. That shola will do anything now.jux to.make herself a saint. She can pay people to accuse the guy of many things!
I am sure after releasing that video and seeing people's comment she go knw say she don furk up. Na another strategy be this
Fear Woman!!!!!!!!

horlus:
Hmm. Why does the video have audio only in some parts? Something is not adding up

babfet:
Am not is support of the action of taxify driver but I think she stayed too long in the car, she would have ball out and run, shout scream when the guy came down to open the gate, just my own point of view

FlirtyKaren:


Shebi you will need to reach for the central lock which is on the driver's side since you are at the backseat?

According to Shola's story, she chose to reach for his keys in the ignition instead and that was when he charged back at her, attempting to drag her from the waist.

boolet:
Forcing the accent with much uneasiness... Fake liar. I'm sure the guy is not 100% wrong, while she is not even 70% right.

ModelX:
It was a spur of the moment decision. At that time of the night, in this 'shithole' country, no one can blame the driver for heading to his safe zone.
You should be asking why a woman is so bold to stay put in a car and be driven around, just because she wants trouble.

josielewa:
ode ni e...b4 d pepper spray incident, the drivers door wide opened..key still in ignition..why cant she lock herself and drive off.why didnt she come down from the car when told to do so..why not come down of the car and then drop the car key..the gurl is only pained...simple..imagine a case where a girl is with ur atm or any important valuable and she doesnt want2 release it 4 no reason..wont you struggle to get it back from her...stop being stupid in your argument

homosapien002:


So u expect her to out run a man all alone in the middle of the night.

ModelX:

This girl, go and deal with your daddy issues abeg. Or is it ex and current boyfriend.