The Woman Who Cried Rape!
An Ondo village woman took her case to the village Chief to report that the village school teacher had raped her.
Following is the dialogue that took place;
Woman: Mo ro ran, Baba. E wa gba mi.!
(I am in trouble, please help me!!)
Chief: Emi lo sele?
(What happened?)
Woman: Oga tisha lo fagidi ba mi lopo, baba.
(The village teacher raped me)
Chief: E o,.....moku. Ko tifo? Asakasa. O mi sha la ye, ohun mi sele
(Oh my goodness!. What did you say? This is an abomination. Explain how
this happened?)
Woman: Mo mi kiri oja lori ate ni, Oga tisa koya pemi wonu ile, iko omi fera oja.
(As I was hawking my wares, the teacher called me into his house under the guise he wanted to buy something I was selling)
Woman: Mo mi wole to o, oga tisha ya ba le mi. Mo mi wo, me soro.
(I entered the house and the teacher quickly grabbed me. I just watched him, but didn't utter a word)
Woman: Omi kenu bomi lenu. Momi wo, me soro.
(Next thing I knew, he started kissing me. I watched him, but didn't say anything)
Woman: O mo wo lemi laya, o si te omu aya mi. Mo mi wo, me soro.
(He put his hands on my boobs and caressed them. I watched him, but still did'nt utter a word)
Woman: Iba le kewu mi soke, me wo, me soro.
(He then lifted up my skirt, yet I didn't utter a single word or resist)
Woman: Iba le bo sokoto, gbe mi sori ibusun. Me wo, me soro.
(He then undid his shorts, lifted me up and placed me on the bed. Still, I watched him)
Woman: Iba le wole si mi lara, oya yi mi lata faka fiki faka fiki. Me
wo, me soro
(He got on top of me and he started having sex with me. Even then, I did not utter a single word)
The Chief was becoming very irritated and exasperated at this stage.
Chief: Duro lube! Igba wo gan koya soro.
(Enough! Stop there! When did you actually talk to voice your protest?)
Woman: Ha Baba, Igba ke han kedere simi pe mo fa rakun ni.
(My Chief,..When it dawned on me that I was pregnant!!!)
Submitted by Tunde Adeleye
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