Nollywood actress Lolo accuses broadcast colleague of rape
By Tosin Brown
Popular Nigerian actress and OAP, Omotunde Adebowale-David, aka Lolo 1, has alleged that she was once raped by a colleague in the broadcasting industry.
The mother of one, who is separated from her husband, recently shared her traumatic experience of sexual assault by a male colleague in the broadcasting industry.
In her words: “I hardly ever say this, and I am not even ready to tell the full story. The stories of sexual assault. When I discussed it with my daughter yesterday, she held my hand and said, ‘Mummy, you’ve gone through so much.’ And I said I had.
“I remember how many of those things I have to relive. I have been raped only once in my life, and I was raped by a colleague. I see him every other day. Do you know how traumatized I am? When I see him, I just get into this momentary panic.
“But if a woman of my caliber named him, he’s an established person in the broadcast industry, won’t people say, ‘How come I didn’t speak about it for all these six years until now that he’s taking a prominent TV position?’
“When sexual assault happens to women, the first thing to happen is denial. The next thing is self-blaming.”
