Popular Nollywood actress and the founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa, PARAA, Foluke Daramola-Salako has used her platform to condemn every act of rape and all forms of sexual offenses. Speaking to media personality Funmi Iyanda, Foluke explained that more than 75% of rape cases her foundation handles have to do with religious leaders.
In her experience, she explained that most times, these religious leaders intimidate the victims into dropping the cases. According to her, when they start investigating many rape cases that involve religious leaders, they do not get to the end of it because the family would come and ask that they drop the case. She said they always asked that the religious leaders be left to God to handle.
“Nothing Attracts Rape, Rape is a Sign of Weakness”, Foluke Daramola-Salako
While still speaking on the causes of rape, she made it known that the victim is never the cause of any rape incident. According to her, nothing attracts rape, it is simply a sign of weakness. She questioned the reason rapists go for minors, teenagers, and even old women. In her opinion, this has nothing to do with indecent dressing.
According to her, most of the rape cases amongst young women except for sexual assaults and abuse in workplaces happens amongst kids, teenagers, and elderly women. She insisted that rape has nothing to do with indecent dressing. She concluded by asking if we are not animals for assuming so.
“Nothing Attracts Rape, Rape is a Sign of Weakness”, Foluke Daramola-Salako
The outrage on rape and other sexual offenses in Nigeria should be commended. Almost every day, news of women getting molested is heard. Arrests are made in some cases and most times, nothing will be heard of the case again. It is high time rapists begin to face tougher punishments as that is the only way to stop other people from indulging in such terrible acts.