Dr. Tijjani Faruk the medical doctor accused of raping patient, has denied penetrating the patient, but confessed that they had sex.
The
doctor while standing before an investigative panel set up by the
ministry of Health to investigate the matter, made the contradictory
statement.
In an audio recording of the panel sitting obtained by
Daily Nigerian,the doctor was heard admitting to having sex with the
patient but later said the sex was without penetration.
“To the best of my recollection, the only time she came to common room was that very Saturday, which she came with a small girl.
“I
have something to say here. I want us to trash this issue. The truth of
the matter we had sex with Zuwaira (not her real name). Yes, yes I am
saying this,” Mr Faruk confessed.
But when the panel reminded him
about the gravity of his confessions, he made U-turn, saying there was
no penetration during the sex and it was not rape.
“I did not
rape Zuwaira. I swear to Almighty Allah, know that I am saying this
because we are all men here. Zuwaira came to me not once, twice or
trice.”
Again, the panel again cut in to remind him that all his
confessions were in record, and then Mr Faruk tried to change the
narrative.
“The sex I had with her is not the type you penetrate,
not that. I am sorry if the word sex is what penetration means… Not
that. She just came and played with me. The truth is that we played to
that extent.
“And when I noticed her antics, that was the day I
started avoiding her. As I noted in my statement, I started avoiding her
because of her advances towards me.
“The truth is that I never had sexual penetration into Zuwaira.”
Again, one of the panel members interjected, asking rhetorically: “so it was just romance”?
“Yes, it was just that. Let me just say romance,” Mr Faruk added.
But
while testifying, Zuwaira, the alleged victim claimed the medical
doctor actually had sex with her after he administered sedative
injection on her.
“I swear to Almighty Allah I am saying the
truth. If what I said on Dr Tijjani is not the truth, provide me with
Holy Qur’an, let me take ablution and take oath with it.
“On the
fateful day he raped me, Dr Tijjani called my husband and asked him to
send me to him the next day at 10am for further medical
examination.“When I met him in his office, he asked me to go and wait
for him in the theatre.
“There was nobody in the theatre except
two of us. He administered intravenous injection on me, saying it will
make me lose sensation during the examination.“He then asked me to lie
on a bed and UnCloth. I started losing consciousness as he prodded on my
body. I could remember the swinging moments I felt before he asked me
to dress up.
“As I managed to dress up, he then called a girl to
lead me to common room as I complained about the dizziness.“There was
another bed in the common room where I lay. After that I completely lost
consciousness.
“At around 7pm, I woke up to see sperm all over
me. He was just by the side.“When I asked him why he raped me, he
apologized and warned me not to tell my husband as it could lead me to
divorce.
“When I asked him what should I tell my husband if he
raised issues over why I stayed long with him, Dr Tijjani said I
shouldn’t bother as he would call my husband to explain to him.
“Dr Tijjani actually raped me and sought my forgiveness when I regained consciousness,” she told the panel.
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