Speaking out against D’banj - The Mail & Guardian

Her name is Seyitan Babatayo. She is a final year student at the University of Lagos. In December 2018, she attended a party at the Glee Hotel in Lagos. That evening, she said, a man let himself into her hotel room while she was sleeping. She woke up and asked him what he was doing. He raped her.

It took D’banj nearly two weeks to respond to Babatayo’s allegations. He did so in a letter published on Instagram on June 15. In it, he denied all the allegations, accused Babatayo of lying and demanded 100-million naira in damages. Ayodele Olufintuade, a writer, reached out to her feminist networks. Through a contact in the police, they traced Babatayo to a police station. A lawyer, Ayodeji Osowobi from the Stand to End Rape Initiative, stepped in to help, and was able to secure her release from custody.

Kiki Mordi, a prominent journalist, had been working with Babatayo to help her tell her story. She first raised the alarm about Babatayo’s arrest and reported abduction on social media. She told thethat Babatayo had previously sought assistance from the police. “This is not the first time she’s trying to make an official police case.

It has been widely reported that D’banj is a United Nations Ambassador for Peace, but a UN spokesperson confirmed to theD’banj is an ambassador for the ONE Campaign, an anti-poverty group. “ONE is aware of the allegations against D’banj and monitoring the situation closely.

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