Lagos content material creator accuses man of rape at pretend modelling shoot

A Lagos-based content material creator and thrift vendor, popularly generally known as Fems Thrift, has alleged that she and a good friend had been raped after being lured to a pretend modelling shoot within the Ajao Property space of the state.

In a video posted on her TikTok web page and seen by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, the survivor mentioned the incident occurred on Friday, February 8, after she was contacted on Instagram by a person who claimed he had relocated from the UK to launch a global style model in Nigeria.

In response to her, the suspect provided her N140,000 for the modelling job and requested that she leverage her social media affect to advertise the model.

She mentioned she was first contacted on February 1 and agreed to the job after being informed {that a} make-up artist and different crew members can be current on the shoot.

“My good friend was already with me, so she accompanied me for security,” she mentioned.

Fems narrated that she arrived on the house round 11am on February 8 together with her good friend, however discovered the area largely empty.

She alleged that the suspect claimed the situation was a content material creation area and that the make-up artist had stepped out briefly. He reportedly requested her to take a bathe, citing extreme oil on her pores and skin, and gave her a gown to alter into forward of the shoot.

In response to her, after she had taken her tub and adjusted, the person entered the room with a key, claiming he wished to reveal how you can lock the door earlier than the videographer and different crew members arrived.

“He locked the door, stood in a nook, and I turned scared,” she mentioned.

She additional alleged that the person then brandished a knife, ordered each ladies to undress, tied their palms with socks and threatened to stab them in the event that they resisted.

“He sexually assaulted us a number of occasions with out safety,” she alleged.

Fems additionally claimed that earlier than releasing them, the suspect seized their telephones, compelled them to unlock personal folders and transferred intimate images and movies to himself by way of AirDrop.

She mentioned the person threatened to publish the supplies on-line in the event that they reported the incident or spoke publicly about it.

“He threatened me with my web presence, saying if I spoke up, he would launch my personal movies now and sooner or later,” she added.

The victims reportedly left the house between 2pm and 3pm on the identical day.

The video has since generated widespread outrage on social media, with many customers calling for the suspect’s speedy arrest and urging the police to begin an investigation. Some customers additionally circulated pictures presupposed to be of the alleged perpetrator.

When contacted on Wednesday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, mentioned no formal grievance had been filed as of February 11, 2026.

“Efforts are ongoing to achieve out to the girl to begin an investigation,” she mentioned.

The incident has renewed issues over the protection of younger ladies responding to on-line job gives and the dangers related to unverified alternatives throughout the gig and influencer financial system.