‘I Was Almost Raped In SHS When ‘Angel’ Michael Appeared to Save Me’- Actress Eniola Badmus

Eniola Badmus has dropped a secret she has been habouring for years as she highlights rape and how it affects the majority of girls in a fresh interview. The plus-sized actress has therefore called for stiffer punishments for rapists.

The Nollywod actress disclosed that but for the intervention of another student called Michael who suddenly turned into an angel in that context who came to her rescue, the inevitable could have happened.

She said: ‘Firstly, whether people are saying the truth or not, 95 percent of females are sexually harassed on a daily basis. Because there hasn’t been stiff punishment over the years, this act has continued to linger from one generation to the other.

As a young girl, a lot of things happened to me and I’ve also seen a lot of things. I grew up in a polygamous home and a lot of people lived with us. When I was in my final year in secondary school, I was almost raped. It was a very close shave. I was saved by a guy called Michael Akinyemi.

I don’t know where he is now but I can’t forget him. He was injured in the process but he saved me. I was practically five minutes away from being raped. I didn’t report then because of the stigmatization. The experience was really bad because my assaulter was bent on molesting me, hence we struggled so much. I still remember the guy’s name but I would leave it out.’’