Toyin Lawani Reveals She Was Raped At 15 [Video]

Toyin Lawani has spoken out about how she was raped by a relative.

In an emotional interview with Chude Jideonwo, the mother of three revealed that she was raped when she was 15 years old.

Toyin Lawani stated that she had not told anyone about her rape incident, including her husband.

She revealed that a family member, her uncle, raped her and she became pregnant as a result.

The entrepreneur in her touching story said she had to have an abortion because she was still young.

Her aunt suggested it and took her to an Ibadan doctor, who removed the foetus.

Toyin Lawani went on to say that her mother was devastated when she discovered it.

She said that this incident caused her to be extremely strict with her children.

The wife of Segun Wealth added that she despised her mother for her hectic schedule; however, now that she is a mother herself, she understands why her mother made so many sacrifices for them.

Chude asked: Why did you leave home at 14?

She said:

“No 16, I never told anybody this before, I don’t think I have told my husband. At 15, I got raped by someone in my neighbourhood, I have told my husband about the rape before, it was one of my uncles. I couldn’t tell my mum, it was so bad for me when somebody bullies you to the extent that you can’t talk. It was so bad. I opened up to one of my aunties, she is late now, aunty Bola, and she took me to Ibadan where they tried to get rid of the pregnancy. It was at the same time I had to go get my admission in Uni and my mum, my mum is late – my dad is late, so don’t want to breakdown, so I can’t talk about it. They had to take me to a hospital in Ibadan, the pregnancy was about 5 months cause I didn’t tell anyone and it was so hard for me.

Speaking about her late mum’s reaction, she said, “I went to get my admission and I fainted at the premises. The doctor opened up to her that I was pregnant and they had to take it out. She couldn’t take it because I was so young and I didn’t tell her all this because the person was close.

That’s why I am very strict with my kids. I felt I had lost my innocence to someone in the same house as us. My mum was always working. I hated my mum so much because she wasn’t there until now that I had to do the same responsibly for my kids. It traumatized me”.

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