Oluwatoyin Falaiye, an activist, says she endured sexual abuse for years to get an education.

The activist, who founded the NGO Jewels Hive, shared her experinece with Chude Jideonwo, media entrepreneur.

She said her neigbour’s son initially raped her at age 10 and had his mother cover it up.

Falaiye said her foster father would proceed to sexually molest for seven years, shushing her with death threats.

She said she was told she would be put out of school and returned to her village if she spoke of it to anyone.

“I was a village girl. I was born in a small village in Akure. When I turned seven, my father brought me to Lagos to visit his elder sister. I saw a TV for the first time, even though it was black and white,” she said.

“When it was time for my father to return to the village, I put up and tantrum and said no wasn’t going back. My aunt who didn’t have a child not her own decided to adopt me. A year later, I started school.

“At the end of the year, I came top in class. At age 10, I was raped by a neighbour’s son. Because I was a village girl, I didn’t even know what it was to be called a virgin. I just felt that the boy had injured me.

“So the neighbour came in, scolded the boy, cleaned me up, told me not to tell anyone, and sent me away.

“Two years later, my adoptive father began to molest me. That went on night after night for seven years. The days I escaped were when I’d started to become a woman. I was menstruating, so I had off days from abuse.”

Falaiye said enduring sexual abuse was the price she had to pay to get educated.

“I was told not to tell anyone. I was told I would be sent back to the village where I would die after seven days. I didn’t want to die or go back to the village. I was going to a public school in Festac Town,” the activist said.

“Sexual abuse was the price I had to pay to get an education. It was killing me and I was dying slowly. I attempted my first suicide at 15.”

DispatcherLagos:
If she spoke this kind of English I read up there, then she might have been ra.ped for nothing

DispatcherLagos:
If she spoke this kind of English I read up there, then she might have been ra.ped for nothing

floret23:
Are you a drug baron's surpporter? Because you reason like one.

money121:

Welldone prof. In english lang.

DispatcherLagos:

Correct yourself before I disgrace you

DispatcherLagos:

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money121:

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Haakeem:
You're a filthy monster and you irritate me.
Wacky prof.

DispatcherLagos:

Better write in your native than make a mess of our English

money121:

You will be alrty don't Worry
Agba Scholar

DispatcherLagos:

I'm glad I'm living up to it.... Irritate inconsequential

money121:

You will be alrty don't Worry
Agba Scholar

Haakeem:
You know you're just seeking attention yeah typical behaviour of a jobless man and I wouldn't give you one.
Go back to bed,you are saying stu'pid things.

Haakeem:
Sir don't banter words with that lazy guy.
He doesn't have any idea of who you are.

DispatcherLagos:

At least I have a bed to go back to... Will I say same to you living under the bridge?

Haakeem:
Only a poverty stricken nin.comp.oop living under a bridge would be online at this moment of the day causing trouble.
This explains you alot aiit.

DispatcherLagos:

Oh no I have an idea of who he is... Who else if not your demi God?

DispatcherLagos:


I couldn't have described you any better. What a summarized autobiography u have here.

Haakeem:
every sane person who reads it knows I described you well.

Haakeem:
That reply wasn't meant for you.
So avoid using that your useless fingers to type in rubbish on here.

DispatcherLagos:

Except me, no sane person reads your trash sir

DispatcherLagos:

But I was right about who he is to you

Haakeem:
You ain't better than the trash kiddo.
They'll start replying you soon.

Haakeem:
Yeah a fo0l is alway right.

DispatcherLagos:

I will still deal with them like I'm dealing with their commander in chief (Haakeem) now

DispatcherLagos:

So how come you are mostly wrong?

Haakeem:
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You're not different from a clo.wn🤣

Haakeem:
Because you're a fo0l🌝.