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Singer D’banj, Seyitan Babatayo rape saga takes new twist

D'banj [Photo: Courtesy]

Nigerian music star Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj may be stripped from his appointment as United Nations (UN) ambassador for Peace.

This is after over 15,000 people signed an online petition calling on the UN to distance itself from D’banj over claims he raped a woman, Seyitan Babatayo, at a white-party event held at Glee Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos on December 30, 2018.

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