“They came under the pretence of delivery
Agent, I wa detained in a cell like a
Criminal”– D’Banj’s rape accuser, Seyitan
finally breaks silence, releases new
statement revealing all that has happened
since she accused him of rape
The woman who accused Nigerian music mogul, Oladapo Daniel
Oyebanjo, better known by D’Banj, of rape, Seyitan Babatayo has
in a new development, released a statement detailing the timeline
of events since she came out with her story.
In her statement, Seyitan insists that she was sexually assaulted
by the singer. She claims that he arrested and intimidated her
after she came out with her story then and also threatened that
he can “buy off anyone within the justice system in Lagos“.
In Seyitan’s statement, she stresses that she was “violated and
raped ” by D’banj after he allegedly gained access into her hotel
room on December 30, 2018.
She says she was forced to come out with her story on June 3rd,
2020, to call the singer out over his “hypocrisy” after he went
online to make a post about “ saying no to rape “.
Seyitan revealed that on June 6th, 2020, she went to the Bar
Beach police station in Victoria Island to make a formal complaint
but was not attended to. According to her, her attempt was
“ thwarted by an officer of the law at the said police barracks“.
Ten days after she tried to report her case to the police, she said
4 armed police officers stormed her apartment and arrested her
without a warrant. She said they gained entrance by pretending to
be delivery guys.
She revealed that her mother was not arrested as was claimed by
reports. She says she was detained in a police cell with criminals
with no one disclosing what her offence was.
She said the following day, June 17, she was made to sign a “gag
order” by the police and D’banj’s team and she “could only post on
social media what had been approved by D’banj’s team “.
D’Banj
She then revealed she was released and D’Banj’s team allegedly
picked her up and took her to an undisclosed location where she
was “isolated, coerced, pressured, and intimidated in person by
D’banj and his team. ”
Seyitan claims they allegedly took hold of her social media
accounts and forced her to say that her statement was a publicity
stunt.
She said her mother, her lawyer, and her friends were unable to
reach her until activists swung into action and tracked her using
satellite mapping.
Seyitan added that “since June 18th, D’banj through his team has
continued to harrass me .” She said they also make threats.
According to her, she never came out for financial gain — she
said at the time she came out, she only asked for an apology
through her lawyers. She insists that the apology is all she’s still
asking for.
She said she’s still dealing with the “effects of the rape, the trauma
of recounting that multiple times this week and the indignity of being
held against my will for two (2) days. ”
“I’m still yet to come to terms with the fact that my fundamental
human rights were stolen from me,” Seyitan said.
She also added that no one should be subjected to what she has
been through, from “the violent abuse which happened to me in a
hotel room that the door was locked to being intimidated for
speaking up. ” she said.
“Most importantly, nobody should have the right to use their name or
status to intimidate survivors who speak out or to tamper with
justice.”
She went on to thank those who stood by her and asked for time
to heal.






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