Nigerian actress and media personality Omotunde Adebowale-David, better known by her stage name Lolo 1, has talked about her horrific experience of being s*xually assaulted by a male colleague in the broadcasting sector.
Lolo disclosed that she was traumatized by the experience of being r*ped by a colleague.
The actress stated on a recent episode of her co-hosted podcast, “Say My Piece,” that she is unable to discuss the incident in great detail because she fears criticism for not speaking up sooner.
She said: “I hardly ever say this, and I am not even ready to tell the full story. The stories of s*xual 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 r*ped only once in my life, and I was r*ped by a colleague. I see him every other day. Do you know how traumatised I am? When I see him, I just get into this momentary panic.
“But if a woman of my calibre 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 s*xual assault happens to women, the first thing to happen is denial. The next thing is self-blaming.”
