A woman named Ann on Thursday
put an Uber Driver on blast after he attempted to forcefully have
sexual relations with her when she entered his taxi.
She has narrated the full details of her shocking experience as another
lady confirmed the randy behaviour of the said driver.
She what she wrote after the cut;
"Hi
my name is jossyann, a dance artist and a student of university of
Lagos. I have been using uber for 2years now and I have never had such a
devastating experience before. My initial story was a summary, here is
the full version. On the 28 of June 2017, I started a trip with Mr
Oluwatobi (an uber driver) at 7:57pm
at Isolo; my initial destination was Gbagada, but I changed my trip to
Omole phase 1 which was ok by the driver. My battery was low so I sat in
front to charge my phone. I noticed the driver was chatty and I stopped
responding when he got personal. At some point I noticed he was passing
through dark and unfamiliar streets and I asked where we were and he
said Bariga. I got worried and asked him why, he said he wanted to buy
me food because he liked me. I declined and asked him to either drop me
at my destination or I come down. He continued driving, he then said he
was tipsy and horny that I should cooperate. I started making calls to
friends to come to my aid because I was confused and afraid. He drove
off through Yaba to different locations I was not familiar with (as
shown on the map). He persisted that he won't let me go until he had his
way. I called my boss (director) to speak to him on speaker phone; he
did and he advised him to take me to my destination in order to avoid
problems; this infuriated the driver. I threatened to call the police,
after which he started driving fast and dangerously, at this point I was
afraid for my life. He was driving around town totally off my route
still trying to convince me to oblige. At some point in Ikeja he refused
to stop at a police check at this point I started crying, praying,
making calls and my boss called again and this time he was able to
convince him to do the right thing or else he will be prosecuted.
Thankfully this time he took me to my destination. A journey of 30mins
became the scariest 3hours of my life. I am grateful to God that I came
out unharmed.
1: On that night I was
wearing a big shirt, jeans face cap and snickers ( the costumes I wear
in my dance videos are for studio work only and that's not how I dress
in public).
2: I have been dancing since age 5
and have worked with many reputable brands and , so the purpose of this
write up is not to seek attention but for uber to call the driver to
order and for others to learn from it. I am also aware of the legal
implications of peddling false accusations; so I challenge the
individual to refute my claims.
3: At different
stages in my ordeal, I tried to figure a way out but wasn't sure of his
mental state and if any aggressive attempt to exit the vehicle might
complicate the situation, for example his refusal to stop at the police
check or to talk to anyone when he claimed he was lost.
4:
Although, there was no physical assault on me, I was compelled to stay
in the vehicle against my will for 3 hours, with constant persuasions
and threats to have "FUN" with him. I was mentally tortured, verbally
abused and I believe if not for God's grace, the barrage of calls and my
persistent boss who spoke to him severally, the story might have turned
out differently.
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