The lady who accused popular singer D’Banj of rape, Seyitan Babatayo, has released another statement detailing her alleged experience.
According to her, she was raped on December 30, 2018.
Although D’Banj has repeatedly noted that he never raped her, she claimed that the artiste and his team had continued to harass her, citing the example of her detention by the police in Lagos.
According to her, she was locked up with criminals.
She explained in the statement she posted on Twitter:
“18th June 2020: I was isolated from my family, coerced, pressured and intimidated in person by D’banj and his team to retract all statements and to announce that my testimony was a publicity stunt.
“I was locked up in police cell with criminals for speaking up, says Dbanj’s accuser She stated that: “ On the 16th of June, 2020: Four armed Policemen stormed my apartment and arrested me without a warrant. They seized my phones, other personal effects and detained me in a police cell overnight at IGP-IRT office at Herold Shosipo, Ikeja.
“A friend reached out to a journalist who had been in contact with me earlier to raise the alarm that neither they nor my lawyers could reach me.
“17th June 2020: With various efforts, I was released from custody, after being made to sign a gag order by the police and D’banj’s team and could only post on social media what has been approved by D’banj’s team. I spent the night in a location of D’banj’s team choosing, which was not made known to the public.”
“Due to the distortion of facts in the media, I would like to clarify the timeline of events for the records.”
After much controversy following Seyitan’s outcry, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, ordered the investigation of the matter.
The report is, however, still been awaited.
As part of his response, D’Banj had said in a statement: “Innocent until proven guilty, Stop social media trial. #SAY no to rape and human rights violation”.
