Popular Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has
revealed that about 75% of rape cases her organization had handled were
perpetrated by religious leaders. Popular Nollywood actress, Foluke
Daramola-Salako, has revealed that about 75% of rape cases her organization had
handled were perpetrated by religious leaders.
Daramola-Salako disclosed this during an Instagram live
session on Saturday while narrating how she was raped by her tenant when she
was 17. According to her, “75% of the cases I have on my table are
from religious leaders and most times we don’t get to the end of it.
“This is because when we start investigating the cases, the
family would come and tell us we should leave the religious leader to God.” Popular
Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has revealed that about 75% of rape
cases her organization had handled were perpetrated by religious leaders.
Daramola-Salako disclosed this during an Instagram live
session on Saturday while narrating how she was raped by her tenant when she
was 17.
According to her, “75% of the cases I have on my table are
from religious leaders and most times we don’t get to the end of it.
“This is because when we start investigating the cases, the
family would come and tell us we should leave the religious leader to God.”
She further dismissed claims that indecent dressing by
ladies is responsible for the increase in the number of rape cases.
The actress stressed that rape is just a sign of weakness by
rapists, adding that “Nothing attracts rape. Why do they rape minors,
teenagers, and even old women. Is that also about indecent dressing?
According to her, most victims of rape cases in Nigeria are
children, teenagers and elderly women who do not dress indecently. Popular
Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has revealed that about 75% of rape
cases her organization had handled were perpetrated by religious leaders.
Daramola-Salako disclosed this during an Instagram live
session on Saturday while narrating how she was raped by her tenant when she
was 17.
According to her, “75% of the cases I have on my table are
from religious leaders and most times we don’t get to the end of it.
“This is because when we start investigating the cases, the
family would come and tell us we should leave the religious leader to God.”
She further dismissed claims that indecent dressing by
ladies is responsible for the increase in the number of rape cases.
The actress stressed that rape is just a sign of weakness by
rapists, adding that “Nothing attracts rape. Why do they rape minors,
teenagers, and even old women. Is that also about indecent dressing?
According to her, most victims of rape cases in Nigeria are
children, teenagers and elderly women who do not dress indecently.
She added, “You hardly find rape cases against young women
except for sexual assaults and abuse in workplaces, we find it mostly amongst
children, teenagers, and elderly women, how come you are now telling me it is
indecent dressing?
Meanwhile, the International Federation of Women Lawyers
(FIDA) on Saturday demanded for death sentence as punishment for rapists in Nigeria.
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