Rape case gets messier, Obesere's wife is angry!

Some more revelation have been made courtesy of NET: 

Nigerian Fuji musician Abass Akande Obesere could be jailed for life if prosecuted and found guilty of raping Olanike Olaiya.

When contacted by NET, Obesere admitted having sex with Olanike, but insisted that he did not rape her.
‘She visited my house on Saturday, February 8, 2014 and left the next day. We had sex when she visited but it was with her consent. I never forced her. I am very surprised by this development because when she came, she was very comfortable; she even cooked and ate in my house,’ he told NET correspondent via the telephone.

Obesere also revealed to NET that Olanike asked for the sum of N5 million before reporting to the police.
‘Four days after that incident, she called me that she was bleeding. I was worried, so I asked a mutual friend of ours, Alhaja, to help me take her to the hospital,’ the Fuji musician said.
‘Alhaja told me that nothing was wrong with Olanike, and that she was trying to blackmail me. Olanike later asked me for the sum of N5 million. I refused and before I knew it, I was summoned by the police.’


Obesere disclosed that he was first represented by his lawyer, Roy Bassey Ukon, at the Isolo Police Division, before going himself to tender his statement.
‘I was never arrested,’ he insisted to NET.
When NET paid a visit to Obesere’s house atJohnson Sam-Iye Street, Canal Estate, Ago, Lagos, the musician was not around but neighbours confirmed seeing Olanike in his house.

NET findings revealed that the officers in charge of the case at the SCID, Panti, Yaba, are requesting for a medical test result and any other evidence to back up the rape claim.
A source also told NET that Olanike is yet to report to the SCID for questioning. All efforts by NET to reach Olanike have so far been fruitless. Several calls put across to her phone number are yet to be answered.
Obesere revealed that he asked that the case be transferred to SCID because he felt the police officers in charge of the case at Isolo Police Division were being biased.
‘The Police officers in Isolo think I’m an illiterate simply because I am a Fuji artiste. I am not an illiterate and I refuse to be intimidated, which is why I asked for the case to be transferred,’ the musician told NET.
‘How can a girl accuse me of rape four days after sex? What is her proof? Since the case was transferred to the SCID, she has not reported to the station. If truly she was raped, she should come to the SCID with her proof.’
The scandal embroiling Obesere comes as a huge shock to fans and Fuji music buffs. As a public figure, his personal life has been devoid of these types of controversies and scandals due to his regimented and modest life style.
Although Fuji musicians are known for their notoriety and polygamous lifestyles, Obesere’s monogamous style of marriage makes him a rare kind in his genre of music and a darling in the eyes of the public.
This public perception will, however, start changing as a result of this scandal. The Oyo State-born musician also has a disappointed wife to contend with but the singer has revealed that this scandal will not affect his family.
 
‘My wife Abike is angry with me, but I am her husband, so she will forgive me,’ Obesere told NET when asked about his wife’s reaction to the rape scandal.
His family is not the only thing being threatened here — his freedom and career may also be affected if he is found guilty of the inhuman act.Section 258 Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011 No 11 prescribes a life sentence as the punishment for rape.