D’banj Loses ‎₦45m Heritage Bank Endorsement Deal over Rape Allegations

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 Heritage Bank has suspended his endorsement deal worth ₦45 million; following the rape allegations levelled against him and the resultant outrage on Twitter.

D’banj was accused of rape by Seyitan Babatope. The alleged crime took place in 2018. D’banj denied the allegations, but it did not quell the outrage on Twitter NG.

About a week ago, more and more Twitter users mounted pressure on Heritage Bank and his other sponsors to end their endorsements with him.

On Friday, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu ordered for the arrest and probe of D’Banj. Fellow singer Banky W also publicly condemned him for allegedly intimidating the rape victim.

Following the silence of Heritage Bank on the matter, more people seeking social justice made petitions to all D’banj’s sponsors for days on end. They even went on to send emails to GLO and the UN to drop D’banj as their ambassador.

Eventually, all the effort led to not only D’banj losing his endorsement deal but the refusal of Zimbabwean actress Vimbai Mutinhiri to work on anything involving the singer; until he at least clears his name.

Check out Mutinhiri’s post below:

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