Alleged Rape: D’banj’s accuser ‘forced’ to delete tweets - Lawyers

Seyitan Babatayo, who accused popular Nigerian singer, D’banj, of raping her has been ‘forced’ to delete her tweets detailing her encounter with the singer

Ms Babatayo’s lawyer, Olamide Omileye of Ojoge, Omileye, and Partners, told this newspaper that their client deleted the tweets under duress while in police custody on Tuesday.

Ms. Babatayo’s lawyers also said the issue has escalated beyond her expectations as she was only out “to speak her truth, tell her story so everybody can move on”. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, did not pick calls to his mobile and had yet to reply to an inquiry on Ms Babatayo’s allegations as of press time.A biennial public policy forum, Nigerian Feminist Forum, in a statement on Wednesday strongly condemned Ms. Babatayo’s arrest.

“She was detained for many hours and access to her lawyer and other activists willing to intervene was denied. During the course of detention, her phone was allegedly confiscated while her tweets accusing Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo have been deleted, barring one,” their statement partly read. The group also told this newspaper that their planned press conference scheduled for Thursday morning in Lagos, has been suspended. According to them, Ms. Babatayo was expected to address the media at the gathering.

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