A teenager, Aishat Kamardeen, has denied reports that she was sexually assaulted by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, and former chairmanship candidate in the 2024 local government elections in Kwara State, Comrade Musbau Esinrogunjo.

Aishat, who said she would turn 18 in February 2026, described the allegations as false, malicious, and politically motivated.

While addressing journalists in Ilorin on Saturday alongside her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kamardeen, the teenager explained that she only approached Esinrogunjo for financial assistance to further her education in the university.

“I was never raped by anyone. The rumours circulating online are false and politically driven,” she said.

“It is true that I met Comrade Esinrogunjo because I had been admitted to the university. I met him in his office, and he promised to help me. He never gave me any condition, whether marriage or anything else, before helping me. All those things written online are not true. People should disregard those publications.

“As I am speaking to you, he has helped me in securing admission in the University of Ilorin; anyone in doubt can contact the university for verification,” she said.

Her father, Kamardeen, also dismissed the rape allegation, insisting that his daughter was disciplined and well brought up.

“When I first heard that one ‘Aishat Kamardeen’ had been raped, I didn’t even think it was my daughter.

“The publication mentioned a 15-year-old, but my daughter will be 18 in February next year. The story was fabricated to tarnish the image of someone who has been helping the less privileged,” Kamardeen said.

Similarly, Aishat’s mother, Tawalitu Kamardeen, said her daughter was morally upright and not involved in any romantic relationship.

“The viral story was aimed at damaging both my daughter’s reputation and that of Comrade Esinrogunjo.

“We call on well-meaning Nigerians to disregard the false online publication. My daughter is not 15 years old, and she has never been raped,” she said.

It would be recalled that Esinrogunjo, a grassroots politician, was dragged to court following a petition sent to the Department of State Services by the Global Hope for Women and Children Foundation, which sought justice for the alleged victim.

According to the charge filed in court, Esinrogunjo was accused of luring the teenager into his office along Odota area, Ilorin, after meeting her on the way to a Quranic class at Olorunsogo, where he allegedly raped her under the pretext of marrying her later.