30-Year-Old Man Rapes Girl, Uploads Her N*de Photo Online

A 30-year old man has allegedly raped a 20-year old
girl in Lagos, southwest Nigeria and uploaded her
pictures on the internet.
The suspect, Olaniyan Oluwakayode, who hails from
Osun State, allegedly raped the girl in his apartment
at Ifako area of Lagos. He was arrested by the police
and brought to the Lagos State Ministry of Women
Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA, in handcuffs.
The victim (name withheld) from Akwa Ibom State,
alleged that after being raped, Oluwakayode snapped
her pictures despite pleas from his sister to desist
from such barbaric act, saying Oluwakayode was
never her boyfriend as he claimed.

“He stops me anytime I am going to work. He
approached me and I told him I was not ready to give
him a reply. I did not go to his house. On my way
back from work on Tuesday last week, I saw someone
running out of his house, because there is a bush
around their compound so he jumped from the fence
down and held my hand and said he wants to do
what’s on his mind.
“So I asked him why would he do what’s on his mind
when I have not even accepted his advances, he said
he would do what is on his mind today; so he
dragged me into the bush. When I wanted to shout,
he brought out a knife and said if I shouted, he would
kill me there.
“So from the bush, he dragged me to his house and
locked the door. I tried all I could to open it but I
couldn’t because the door is an iron door and  very
strong. He used his legs to hold my neck, he tore my
skirt, my pant and my bra. He beat me very well on
my head, neck and body and removed my pant and he
slept with me. After he finished sleeping with me, I
couldn’t shout again because he was beating me and
forcing me to open my legs. When I refused, he also
held my neck so I couldn’t shout,” she alleged.
According to her, when Oluwakayode’s sister came
back around 9.00pm, she asked her brother to open
the door, asking him if he wanted to kill somebody’s
else child.
The victim said when he heard his sister shouting, he
took her to the second room and still slept with her
after which she urinated on the floor.
“His sister then came through the second window and
pleaded with him to let me go, telling him that if she
was the person that was being treated like that, would
he be happy about it? I started crying. I am 20 years
old and I work as an Office Assistant and I learnt
Fashion Designing.
“He has been asking me out for a long time. I was
never his girlfriend, I have my own boyfriend. He
raped me with pains, even his sister was crying and
he snapped me immediately and his sister even said
she will call his mother because even if she was the
one they did that thing to, he would even over react,”
she stated.
The suspect, Oluwakayode denied raping her, saying
she was his girlfriend.
“I was fighting with my girlfriend but they are
accusing me of raping her. I never deny the fact that I
snapped her picture when she was naked. We were
fighting inside, but any other allegation levelled
against me is a big lie. The only thing I did which I do
not deny is that I snapped her naked picture.
“We were fighting inside and she has been hurting me
for a very long period and we had an issue which
made me delete her number. Last week, she flashed
me. When I saw the strange number, I called the
number back immediately. When I heard her voice, I
asked her what she wanted because she told me that
her name was Blessing, until we had the issue and
she said her name is Comfort,” he explained.
According to him, he met her passing by in June
when he approached her to ask her for her phone
number, which she obliged.
“Immediately, I called her and on her way back, she
flashed me and I called her back and we met. She
even came to my house and we sat outside and
talked. She agreed to date me. There was a day we
spoke on phone and she was asking me if I had an
apartment, I told her that I didn’t want to rush into
anything, that I wanted to settle down in my
business. I do branding in my house at Ifako.
“They said I raped her, but one thing is that I have a
conscience and she also has a conscience and let our
conscience judge. I believe with all the proof, the
truth is that I never denied beating her, I did beat her
with my head on her face and on her back when she
held my manhood; so all the allegation of bringing
out a powder, a knife and belt, I did not do it because
I have a conscience and she has a conscience, that’s
all,” he explained.
Director of Child Development, WAPA, Mrs. Alaba
Fadairo said the case would be charged to court as it
was a case of raping and uploading the pictures on
the internet.
“From here, we are going to the court because it is an
infringement on someone’s right. But it is not
immediate because all the necessary tests have to be
done, like the evidence, medical report and all. The
most important thing is to ensure she has not been
infected with HIV. The hospital should be able to
prove to us to back up her claims
“You do not have to force a person to have your way.
It has to be mutual consent. The most barbaric
aspect is that it was done and it was aired. Where is
the dignity of the woman? It shows the person is
callous and wicked and I think we should allow the
arm of the law take its course so that the girl could
feel justice has been served,” she said.
Fadairo said the case would not be swept under the
carpet except the victim herself was opting out,
saying government would not give up.
“That’s why I am going to follow it up to the letter
and see that the matter is handled. There is no going
back.
“It’s a dent on the victim and it’s not about rape, it’s
about putting her pictures on social media. I don’t
think anyone will want to opt out. You also know the
government has zero tolerance for issues of child
abuse except we are not in the know. He is likely to
face imprisonment, but the number of years is at the
discretion of the court.”
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