Vanguard Allure

Top Menu

  • Vanguard

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Allure Magazine
    • Features
    • Magazine
    • Profiles
  • Allure TV
  • Celebration
    • Fashion & Style
    • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
    • Events
  • Wellbeing
    • Allure Woman
    • Healthy Living
    • Beauty
  • Happiness
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Relationships
    • Career
  • News
  • Vanguard

logo

Vanguard Allure

  • Home
  • Allure Magazine
    • Women charged to be value-oriented to make impact

      September 28, 2023
      0
    • Modupe Adedoyin James: Leading light in the financial sector

      September 28, 2023
      0
    • Sex Tape: Menace of privacy invasion

      September 25, 2023
      0
    • Africa Fashion Week London 2023: Meet the Designers

      September 20, 2023
      0
    • CONFIDENCE STAVELEY: The chic cybersecurity boss 

      September 18, 2023
      0
    • Advocates of Modest Fashion

      September 10, 2023
      0
    • Just Mathematics rewards pupils for excellent performance

      September 6, 2023
      0
    • Enioluwa Adeoluwa: Creativity personified

      September 4, 2023
      0
    • Blessing Kenneth: Revolutionising the Hair Industry

      August 27, 2023
      0
    • Features
    • Magazine
    • Profiles
  • Allure TV
  • Celebration
    • Fashion & Style
    • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
    • Events
  • Wellbeing
    • Allure Woman
    • Healthy Living
    • Beauty
  • Happiness
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Relationships
    • Career
  • News
    • BBNaija All Stars: Angel reveals her choice of winner 

      September 28, 2023
      0
    • Ethiopian Airlines Partners Africa Celebrates Official Carrier

      September 20, 2023
      0
    • UYOTA lauds President Tinubu For Bitrus Garki's appointment

      September 14, 2023
      0
    • You've made me a widow at 24' - Mohbad's wife, Wunmi mourns 

      September 14, 2023
      0
    • Worital To Announce Winners of the 2023 Chinaza Favour Writing Contest:

      September 8, 2023
      0
    • BBNaija All Stars: Omashola emerges head of house for week 7

      September 4, 2023
      0
    • Web3 Lagos Conference 2.0 Unveils Exciting Lineup and Innovations at Press Conference

      September 1, 2023
      0
    • UNIDO ITPO Nigeria boosts women's entrepreneurship through gender-lens investing

      September 1, 2023
      0
    • Ooni of Ife, Etsu Nupe, others to be honoured in Thailand

      August 27, 2023
      0
  • BREAKING: 22 Year-Old Ilebaye wins Big Brother Naija show

  • Women charged to be value-oriented to make impact

  • Modupe Adedoyin James: Leading light in the financial sector

  • Real Housewives of Lagos Season 2 premieres with panache

  • Mo Abudu makes Directorial Debut with ‘Her Perfect Life and ‘Iyawo Mi’

Allure MagazineNews
Home›Allure Magazine›”I don’t understand why a man would rape a woman”, Singer, Djinee speaks out on rape

”I don’t understand why a man would rape a woman”, Singer, Djinee speaks out on rape

May 4,2017
Share:

By Patricia Uyeh

Nigerian singer, Osayamwen Nosa Donald, popularly called Djinee,  who has been off the Nigerian music scene for quite a while  shared an emotional story of a rape victim on his social media handle and used the opportunity to speak out for rape victims.

In a lengthy post, he described a lady’s traumatic rape experience
15625195_1146810082082895_2419352170143940608_n

Djinee wrote:

“I will never be able to understand why a man will rape a woman.

”Never! If you follow any of my social media platforms religiously, you’d have come across a couple of my posts condemning the act in its entirety

”Why the vituperation, some critics might say? Over the years I’ve had victims share their experiences with me.

”Experiences so graphic, I feel like extreme measures of discipline by the law should be specially executed on the perpetrator(s) of this evil against society.

”I do not run an NGO, neither am I a counsellor for these ladies to share such personal details of their lives with me. I would like to think that I exude a non judgmental vibe. One that is alien to a society such as ours that seeks to blame the victim rather than the perpetrator(s).

”Now, because some people still do not believe rape is a regular occurring crime and that the victims didn’t “ask for it”, I’ve decided to share some victims’ stories, in their own words, unedited. Of course I had to seek their permission and though I said unedited, I’ve left out details so as to protect the victims’ identities.

”So here’s our first friend, Jane (not her real name). She had told me her story some years ago. I remember when and how she told me. I only told her to write it down and send to me not too long ago, so I could capture her words.

”Rape is real and the perpetrators live amongst us.

”VICTIM’S STORY:    I was super excited when I got an admission letter from the Lagos state polytechnic Isolo years after I failed JAMB which was frustrating.

”On my first day of going to register, a guy walked up to me and said someone was calling me. I refused and explained to him politely saying. I’m sorry, I don’t think it’s me they sent you to call, because its my first day in school. I don’t know anybody and nobody knows me and still didn’t follow him, then I went to the admin office to register.

”I was sitting in one of the school halls when a group of five guys walked up to me in the hall. The man, who sent the guy was with them and said angrily shouting “get up”!

”I stood, “I sent someone to call you, you refused? In this school!” I just kept quiet because I didn’t do anything wrong. “what’s your name? He asked, I didn’t answer, he yelled!

”What’s your name again. At that point I became scared but still kept quiet. Another guy from that group asked what course I was studying and what year, they wanted to know everything about me but I said nothing.

”As they were leaving, I heard one of them say “we would make life miserable for her in this school in Yoruba language. I told my mum what happened, she just told me to be careful and asked what I wore. I said a pair of jeans and a top. “just stay out of trouble she said.

”On that fateful day, we were supposed to have a test to write. It was a part-time program I registered for. I got to school early enough to read a little before the test and I’m the kind of person who loves to read listening to music. I was reading with music with ear piece and wasn’t aware of the latest development around me.

”Before I could realize what was happening around me, it was already late. I saw students jumping out of the window. I hurriedly packed my stuffs and wanted to rush out through the door but met three hefty masked guys armed with baton, cutlass, guns, charms on their neck coming into the hall, I walked backwards in fear cos their looks were really scary one of the three guys said hmmm! Finally, the stubborn girl.

”I could hear him leer suggestively from his voice could recognize that voice from my first day of registration in that school but couldn’t see the face because of the mask.

  ”I was alone with another girl that didn’t escape early enough like me. I shook from fear when I heard “strip”!  From the guy that called me stubborn but pretended as if I didn’t hear.

”The other girl started screaming. Strip for what? She cursed them out which got them angry. I was still thinking of how to escape when they pulled the trigger and shot the girl. I didn’t know when I screamed so loud shaking seriously from the sound of the gun shot.

”I was immediately hit with the baton and I fell to the ground seeing blurry scenes. The one I could recognize his voice ripped my jeans with a pen-knife.

”I was crying and begging him not to but he rammed into me roughly, when he was done, he wanted to snatch the gun from one of those other guys to shoot me but he refused and told him it was time to go and they left.

”I couldn’t believe I wasn’t killed; I had seen my funeral. I was sad but somehow happy I was left to tell the story.  I was irritated and cried uncontrollably, I felt like dying.

 ”I managed to get up to leave, saw dead bodies scattered about the school premises as I walked weakly towards the school gate. As I was getting to the gate, I saw a head hung on the school gate dripping blood on the ground. There had been a rampage in school that day. Another cult group came and fought with the cult guys in the school. I wish I had not gone to school that day, It was bloody.

  ” As soon I was home, I went straight to the bathroom, scrubbed my body so hard, I cried like never before. Thank God my mum was not at home cos she would have noticed and I don’t know what she would have done.

”I opted out of school and when she began asking questions, I decided to enroll in a photography school to stay away from home.

 ” I later had malaria that no drugs could cure and start growing lean. The malaria refused to go so I was advised to go for HIV test which came out positive.

My life changed in so many ways. I got tired of life. I isolated myself, attempted suicide three times, cried all day. Thank God I’m strong now and I’m almost through with school.”

Photo credit: Instagram @Djinee

TagsAllure VanguardDjineelady LASPOTECHrape
Previous Article

Ooni of Ife reacts to fire incident ...

Next Article

Publisher, Betty Irabor commends Banky W and ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Celebration

    Comedian, Wale Gates and wife celebrate 10th year anniversary

    December 20, 2018
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineEntertainmentNews

    ”This is wickedness at its peak”- Ex-BBA star, Uti Nwachukwu defends TBoss

    March 15, 2017
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineNews

    #BBNaija winner, Efe now the ambassador for entertainment and creative industry in Plateau State

    April 12, 2017
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineNews

    Why we picked Julius Agwu to testify at RCCG’s Kingcourt – Comedian, Edo Charles

    March 30, 2018
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineLook of the day

    Look of the day: Chidinma Ekile

    December 29, 2016
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineLook of the day

    Look of the day: Georgina Onuoha

    February 7, 2017
    By allure1
0

  • CareerTrending

    Music Is All I Could Do After Dropping Out Of Varsity – Ice Prince

  • Allure MagazineBeautyFashion & Style

    Jackie Appiah Vs The Aneke Twins: Who wore it better?

  • Healthy LivingLifestyleWellbeing

    Home remedies for body odour

  • 5312
    Followers
  • 12744
    Likes

Timeline

  • October 1, 2023

    BREAKING: 22 Year-Old Ilebaye wins Big Brother Naija show

  • September 28, 2023

    Women charged to be value-oriented to make impact

  • September 28, 2023

    Modupe Adedoyin James: Leading light in the financial sector

  • September 28, 2023

    Real Housewives of Lagos Season 2 premieres with panache

  • September 28, 2023

    Mo Abudu makes Directorial Debut with ‘Her Perfect Life and ‘Iyawo Mi’

Categories

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates and to hear what's going on with our magazine!

  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • BREAKING: 22 Year-Old Ilebaye wins Big Brother Naija show

    By Temitope
    October 1, 2023
  • Women charged to be value-oriented to make impact

    By Temitope
    September 28, 2023
  • Modupe Adedoyin James: Leading light in the financial sector

    By Temitope
    September 28, 2023
  • Real Housewives of Lagos Season 2 premieres with panache

    By Temitope
    September 28, 2023
  • Chioma Jesus, Sammie Okposo, Midnight Crew set for #THUGGLA2018

    By RITA
    April 24, 2018
  • American rapper, Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer prize for 2017 ‘Damn’ album

    By RITA
    April 17, 2018
  • Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti drops new album titled ‘Black Times’ 

    By RITA
    April 23, 2018
  • Actor, Yul Edochie declares intention to run for presidency

    By RITA
    April 23, 2018

Entertainment

  • October 1, 2023

    BREAKING: 22 Year-Old Ilebaye wins Big Brother Naija show

  • September 28, 2023

    Real Housewives of Lagos Season 2 premieres with panache

  • September 28, 2023

    Mo Abudu makes Directorial Debut with ‘Her Perfect Life and ‘Iyawo Mi’

  • September 25, 2023

    Asking for DNA test on Mohbad’s son is insensitive – Bestman Thompson, actor 

  • September 25, 2023

    I deserve all the good things of life – Olivia Chioma Okoro, BBTitans Ex-housemate 

Follow us