How I begged rapist to use condom – Married nurse

A married woman, Imolita (surname withheld), has told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, that she was raped at a school where she worked as a nurse by a security guard, Ibuchi Emmanuel.

She stated that on the day of the incident, she was on night duty, and Emmanuel was also on call.

She stated that the defendant approached her and demanded to see her later that evening as she was on her way to check out the school clinic before retiring to her desk.

Imolita claimed that the defendant knocked on the door to the room around 9 o’clock while she was sitting at her desk, which had a bed next to it, but she was hesitant to let him in.

After the defendant asked for vitamin C from her, she later allowed him inside.

The 35-year-old claimed that after giving him the drug, Emmanuel requested a seat because he had something to say to her.

She claims that during their conversation, he declared his love for her and she responded that she was married and had children.

She said he then proceeded to force himself on her and told her not to bother screaming for help because no one would hear her voice.

Imolita said, “I then told him that I know you are a man but I’m going to fight you so you won’t be able to have your way. While we were dragging each other, he got tired and was like even if he was going to have sex with me, he had no strength left. I then told him to take himself away because I’m not a cheap woman; he should go and look for single girls.”

She said Emmanuel agreed to leave the room but changed his mind and began making moves to kiss, touch and take off her pants, which she resisted.

“He came back and pushed me. After he did, I tried to kick him but he grabbed my legs. By then, I was already laying on my back while he was using his security boots to march my legs. I started begging him not to do what he wanted to do, but he insisted that he must do it.

“I asked him if he knew about the place I came from. I reminded him that I’m from Delta and women from that state don’t meet other men once married. I continued to beg him and told him that his action would cost me my marriage. He said anything that would happen should happen. I told him to hold on and that I had a condom in my bag. He said no and that was when he finished having his way with me,” she added.

During cross-examination, Imolita said the reason she told the defendant to get a condom was that she thought it would give her the chance to escape.

The case was adjourned by Justice Ramon Oshodi till March 22, 2023, for continuation of trial, while the defendant was remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre.