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Gbemisola
told PUNCH Metro that after the rape, Kunle, 24, began to blackmail her,
threatening to release her nude photos if she refused to send him some money.
After
the victim reportedly yielded to the threat two times, he allegedly demanded
another payment of N10, 000.
When
Gbemisola refused, the suspect was said to have posted the nude photos on the
Internet, including her phone number.
The
victim was said to have been called by some of her friends and family members
who saw the pictures.
The
incident happened in Agiliti Estate, Ketu area of Lagos State.
Afolabi,
a caterer, told PUNCH Metro that she met the suspect about three weeks ago.
She
said, “I was going home that Friday when he stopped me on the road and said he
wanted to be my boyfriend. I told him I was already in a relationship with
someone else, and that I was not interested.
“He said
he would not mind being a mere friend. We exchanged contacts and I left for my
house.
“I
always post pictures of my new cakes on Whatsapp and he saw one of them and
said he liked it. He said he wanted me to make a cake for him. I agreed.
“He
asked where I was and I said I was at my sister’s shop. He said we should meet
at the junction because the cake he wanted was on his phone and he would want to
show me what he wanted.”
She
explained that when they met, the suspect claimed to have forgotten the phone
at his parent’s home in Agiliti Estate, and asked her to follow him home.
She
alleged that no sooner had they got to the house than Kunle locked the door and
raped her.
“I
blamed myself for my predicament and I decided to bear the shame in silence.
“However,
on Monday, which was three days after the rape, he called me, saying if I
refused to meet him, I would regret it because he had my nude photos and he
would post them on the Internet.
“I
begged him and he said I should send him a N1,500 recharge card, which I did.
Two days later, he demanded another N2, 000 recharge card, and I sent it.
“Later,
he said I should send him N10,000. I was angry and dared him to do whatever he
wanted to do.”
Gbemisola,
who finished secondary school last year, said she was surprised when she saw
her nude photos, with her phone number, on the Internet.
She said
the incident had affected her psychologically.
The
victim’s sister, Ramota, said she got to know about the incident from a family
friend who saw the nude pictures.
She
said, “My younger sister said she saw Gbemisola’s nude photos on someone’s
phone. I was told she wanted to hurt herself due to the shame and disgrace it
had brought on her.
“I
followed some other family members to Kunle’s parents’ house and they promised
to make him delete the photos. But we never knew the photos had gone viral.”
It was
learnt that the case was first reported at the Lagos State Office of the Public
Defender, before a community leader, Yomi Odegbami, took the matter to the Ketu
Police Station.
Odegbami
asked the government to bring the culprit to justice to serve as a deterrent to
others.
“The
police and the government should urgently wade into this case before other
young girls fall victim of this wicked man,” he said.
Kunle,
when contacted by our correspondent denied the allegation, saying he was in a
relationship with Gbemisola.
He said
the nude photos were not circulated by him, adding that the 19-year-old
originally sent the photos to him during their conversation on Whatsapp.
He said,
“I am a graduate of a private university in Osun State and I know what I am
doing. We met a few weeks ago and we started chatting on Whatsapp. I asked her
to send me some of her pictures when she travelled to Ondo, and she said, ‘Is
it my breasts?’, and I said yes.
“After
that, I asked for the pictures of her private parts, and she sent them to me. I
did a picsmix of the photos and jokingly sent it to her. I have since deleted
the photos from my phone. The only regret I have was that I showed them to my
friends.
“The
first time she visited me, we didn’t do anything. It was the second time she
came that we made love. I have all our chats as evidence that she sent those
pictures to me.
“She
came with her relatives to my house and damaged my laptop which I bought for
over N90,000 and now, they are going to the press. I know my rights and if this
is the way they want it, no problem.”
The
Police Public Relations Officer, Joe Offor, said he would call back, but he had
yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
SOURCE: PUNCH
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