By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
Omotunde Adebowale-David, also known as Lolo 1, has revealed how her male colleague in the broadcasting industry, raped her six years ago.
In a recent episode of the ‘Say My Piece’ podcast, which she co-hosts, the Adebowale-David mentioned that she cannot provide many details about the incident due to concerns about being criticized.
The Nigerian media personality and actress said “I hardly ever say this, and I am not even ready to tell the full story.
“The stories of sexual assault, when I discussed it with my daughter yesterday, she held my hand and said, ‘Mummy, you’ve gone through so much.’ And I said I had.
“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 traumatised 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?’
“When sexual assault happens to women, the first thing to happen is denial. The next thing is self-blaming.”
She however did not mention who the colleague was.
