Categories: Celebrities

Lady Who Accused Dbanj Of Rαpe, Seyitan Babatayo Released By Police

Seyitan Babatayo, the lady who claimed she was rape by popular Nigerian singer D’banj, has been released after being arrested by the police.

KanyiDaily recalls that two weeks ago, Seyitan narrated how Dbanj raped her during an all-white party in 2018, at Glee hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos State.

In series of tweets on Wednesday, popular investigative journalist, Kiki Mordi had called the attention of the public claiming that Seyitan was arrested and taken into detention on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

According to Kiki Mordi, the detained lady is also restricted from getting access to her lawyers, family members and friends.

The journalist also noted that Seyitan’s lawyers were of the view she was being detained in other to get her to retract her rape accusations against the music star.

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Kiki Mordi who earlier shared the news of Satiyan’s Arrest, also confirmed on Wednesday night that the young lady has been released from police custody.

Meanwhile, Dbanj through his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has given Satiyan 48-hours to pay a whopping sum of 100 million compensation to the singer or risk legal action.

The singer also demanded that a letter of apology and retraction of her statements be written by his accuser and published in four national dailies.

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Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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