Esther Salifu
Nollywood actress Omotunde Adebowale-David, popularly called Lolo 1 disclosed she was raped by her former colleague in her podcast “Say My Piece”,.
In the podcast the actress admitted that the man was her colleague in the broadcasting industry and a well known figure in the society and many people will blame her for not speaking up earlier and accuse her of trying to tarnish his image
“I remember how many of those things I have to relive. I have been raped only once in my life, and I was raped by a colleague. I see him every other day. Do you know how traumatized I am? When I see him, I just get into this momentary panic
“But if a woman of my calibre named him, he’s an established person in the broadcast industry, won’t people say, ‘How come I didn’t speak about it for all these six years until now that he’s taking a prominent TV position?’ She stated
She further disclosed that when sexual assault happens to women, the first thing is denial and then self blaming
She stated “When sexual assault happens to women, the first thing to happen is denial. The next thing is self-blaming.”
