Attacks On Comedian, Basketmouth Deepens Over Rape Joke

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Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basket Mouth
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Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basket Mouth
Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basket Mouth

Following the joke on rape delivered by ace comedian, Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basketmouth, several activists and notable Nigerian has used social media platforms to hold him by the jugular wanting him to retract his joke.

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An activist, Esther Ijewere Kalejaiye who recently wrote a book on rape and also spearheaded several

Esther Ijewere Kalejaiye
Esther Ijewere Kalejaiye

campaigns against the social menace vehemently took basketmouth by the jugular, saying:

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Former vice president of the World Bank for Africa and a former Nigerian education minister and co founder of transparency international, Obiageli Ezekwesili tweets in respect of the issue read thus:

oby ekwe rape

Sources in the know reveal to societyreelnews that Basketmouth has turned down several calling from the War Against Rape (WAR) activist, Esther Ijewere to be part of her annual campaign against Rape event. It was alleged to be a major reason why the activist promoted the joke negatively online.

Tweets from the activist herself and Obiageli Ezekwesili revealed without a doubt that basketmouth attention is needed as a voice for the campaign. Their tweets read thus:

(OBY EZEKWESILI): “Advocacy against rising scourge of rape in Nigeria would DEFINITELY benefit from the VOICE of a very talented gentleman like @Basket_mouth.

(ESTHER IJEWERE):

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The Rape activist further shows her discomfort, she wrote on her facebook wall few days ago thus: Here is what basket_mouth calls an apology to his rape joke: basket_mouth –

@basket_mouth: “ok guys, I’m sorry bout the rape joke, I won’t crack such jokes again, I’ll just stick to jokes bout men being able to marry under-aged girls in Nigeria #Rimarima.

Some youths also tweeted the following as a reaction to the comedian joke that generated so much controversy:

blossom rape omojuwa rape

Another source was of the speculation that since basketmouth is not the first comedian to ever make a joke on rape, the activist only needed recognition, since she is not known yet and because she needs more media propaganda for her newly released book on rape.

Factually, cases of rape are high in Nigeria. A social menace that needs government intervention with strict punishment for those found guilty.

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