D’banj Accused of Rape on Twitter

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Editor

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:

   
  
 
 
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   #NoMeansNo We Need to Raise Our Sons right and Teach them to love and Respect Women .We Need Justice for Our GIRLS...Say NO to Rape, Racism, tribalism. Let us stop living in FEAR and HATE ,and start living in LOVE .🙏🙏🙏
 A post shared by  D'banj (@iambangalee) on Jun 2, 2020 at 5:11pm PDT

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:

I was invited for an all white party at Eko Atlantic(splash off)which was an all night party on the 30th of December 2018, by franklin Dbanj ex manager at that time and I went with my friend then named Laide.
— Aunty Seyitan (@seyitannn_) June 3, 2020

When I was leaving oyin and I exchanged number and she asked where I was lodged I told her Glee hotel in VI, and she said it was the same hotel she was lodged and I asked her if she could drop me off she said that wasn’t a problem.
— Aunty Seyitan (@seyitannn_) June 3, 2020

So I slept off within 5/6am and pls note (I’m a naked sleeper) and woke up and found Dbanj in my room already,and I asked him what he was doing in my room he didn’t say a word and *asked if I was a baby* and started fingering me,
— Aunty Seyitan (@seyitannn_) June 3, 2020

when he left and I got to see he came in with an extra key (card) and I later found out that Dbanj lodged all his staffs in the hotel..Then I called my supposed friend Oyin who I saw at the party if she planned with Dbanj she said No.
— Aunty Seyitan (@seyitannn_) June 3, 2020