Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
A Nigerian Twitter user has reported the actions of a Taxify driver who bragged to him about how he sexually assaulted a passenger of his who boarded his vehicle drunk. Taxify has now reportedly dismissed the driver from their platform and would hopefully take further meaningful action.
Read what the man wrote below.
“A Taxify driver just confidently told me that he picked up an inebriated passenger and molested her sexually while she was under the influence.
Apparently, the woman, riding in the front seat, was wearing a short skirt and her privates were exposed.
“I fingered her,” he said.
Of course, there’s no proof.
Of course, he’s blaming the woman’s ‘carefree’ behaviour for his criminality.
It’s ridiculously easy to get away with abuse in a society that doesn’t respect people’s rights to their own bodies.
Update: @Taxify_ng has reached out to me and I have given them all the information I have about the case.
They’ve acted very sensibly by first pulling the driver off the road, then going ahead with a proper investigation.
No one is playing with this, as it should be.”
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