IG Of Police Orders Investigation Into Rape Case Between Seyitan Babatayo And D’banj

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered an investigation into the alleged rape case between Miss Seyitan Babatayo and singer, D’banj.

This is contained in a letter with reference number CB.7000/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOl.484/801 signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IG, DCP Idowu Owohunwa, and addressed to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department, Area 10, Garki, Abuja.

The IG’s letter was in response to a petition written to the IG by Mr. Tommy Ojoge-Daniel, a lawyer to Miss Seyitan Babatayo, who accused D’Banj of raping her in 2018.

The letter written by the IG is titled, ‘Re: Petition Against (1) Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (Aka D’Banj) for Rape Indecent Sexual Assault, Attempted Assault on Miss Seyitan Temidayo

The letter read in part, “I forward herewith a copy of letter dated June 5, 2020 received from Ojoge, Omileye, and Partners on the above-underlined subject. I am to respectfully convey the directive of the Inspector-General of Police that you treat.

“Accept the assurances of my esteemed regards please.”

Seyitan and D’banj have been in the news for the past few days with the news of her alleged singer and detention.

Everything You Should Know About The Rape Saga Between Seyitan Babatayo And Singer, D’banj

Seyitan’s friend, Benjamin Ese, in a Twitter thread in early June, had told the story of how D’Banj allegedly raped Seyitan at a hotel two years ago – in December 2018.

The rape experience, Ese said had caused Seyitan some trauma since the incident happened.

Following Ese’s tweets, Seyitan also came out publicly to present herself as the lady who was allegedly raped.

The musician, however, denied the allegations levelled against him and asked his accuser to make a public apology and also pay him the sum of N100m in damages.

On Tuesday, however, on the orders of the singer detained Seyitan for over 24 hours and intimidated her, making her delete all chats, social media posts, and other vital information from her phone.

The incident has sparked outrage on social media with D’Banj trending on social media for the last two days.

On Thursday, celebrities like D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Rita Dominic, Dorcas Shola Fapson also reacted to the story.