Seyitan, the lady that accused popular singer, D’Banj of rape has come out to give full details of all that has transpired since she came out with her alleged rape story.
Seyitan had taken to twitter on 3rd of June to disclose that popular Nigerian singer, D’Banj had raped her in december, 2018.
However, the singer came out to deny the claims, demanding a N100 million compensation fee.
Also, Glee hotel came out to deny claims of any of such events occuring in their hotel.
But a few days after that, there were reports that Seyitan was arrested by the police and was under detention.
The lady has now come out to release a press statement, addressing her arrest and subsequent release.
According to Seyitan, the singer had used policemen disguised as delivery agents to arrest her and detain her.
She also alleged that D’banj came in person together with his team and they pressured her into retracting her initial statements.
“18th June 2020: I was isolated from my family, coerced, pressured and intimidated in person by D’banj and his team to retract all statements and to announce that my testimony was a publicity stunt.
“ On the 16th of June, 2020: Four armed Policemen stormed my apartment and arrested me without a warrant.
“They seized my phones, other personal effects and detained me in a police cell overnight at IGP-IRT office at Herold Shosipo, Ikeja.
“A friend reached out to a journalist who had been in contact with me earlier to raise the alarm that neither they nor my lawyers could reach me,” she said.
“17th June 2020: With various efforts, I was released from custody, after being made to sign a gag order by the police and D’banj’s team and could only post on social media what has been approved by D’banj’s team.
“I spent the night in a location of D’banj’s team choosing, which was not made known to the public.”
Read her full statement below:
