Actress and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa (PARAA) Foluke Daramola-Salako has stated that 75 per cent of rape cases her organization has handled and is still handling, were committed by religious leaders.
She disclosed this in an interview with media personality, Funmi Iyanda.
Daramola who was raped by her tenant when she was 17-year-old said the unfortunate thing is that families of the victims defer from fighting for justice; they prefer leaving it to God.
She said, “75% of the cases I have on my table are from religious leaders, and a lot of time, we don’t get to the end of it, because when we start, the family would come and tell us we should leave the religious leader to God.”.
Daramola-Salako also discounted claims that indecent dressing is what is leads to the rise in the number of rape cases.
“Nothing attracts rape, it is a sign of weakness. Why do they rape minors, teenagers, and even old women, is that also about indecent dressing?
“You hardly find rape cases against young women except for sexual assaults and abuse in workplaces, we find it mostly amongst kids, teenagers, and elderly women, how come you are now telling me it is indecent dressing? And we are not animals,” she said.
