OAU Rápe Accusation: N15m Too Small, David Should Have Demanded N50m— TVC’s Riyah Abdul

TVC presenter Riyah Abdul has weighed in on the controversy involving an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student, David, who filed a N15 million lawsuit against a female colleague for falsely accusing him of rape.

Speaking on-air, Abdul argued that N15 million is insufficient, insisting that the damages should be much higher to serve as a real deterrent.

“I think that 15 million is too small. We should be talking 50 million right about now,” she said, stressing that false accusations can permanently ruin a person’s reputation.

She noted that without a public retraction, David might still be viewed as a rapist. “This is not something to forgive. You come out, you tarnish somebody’s image,” she stated, adding that such allegations undermine genuine cases of sexual assault.

Abdul, who described herself as speaking “not as a feminist but the truth as it is,” expressed irritation over women making false accusations and highlighted the emotional and reputational damage they cause.

She called for severe consequences, insisting the punishment must be “very harsh” to discourage others. “These men also need justice. You cannot accuse somebody for something he has not done,” she said, maintaining that financial compensation should be mandatory, not optional.