Lesbian sex video: Chidinma Okeke finally opens up on sex scandal

Since the story of the sex video involving former Miss Anambra, Chidinma Okeke, broke a few weeks ago, several groups and individuals have come forward with different versions of what transpired between the embattled 20-year-old beauty queen and the organisers of the pageant. But after weeks of remaining incommunicado, Miss Okeke has finally broken her silence.

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, she debunked claims that she was a lesbian, saying her life might no longer be in danger, adding that her traducers were no longer threatening her life. She also said it was the organisers themselves who persuaded her to make the video, and the faces behind her agonizing period would be revealed soon.

Her side of the story:

“Early last year, the ABS advertised for the pageant. I heard of it and went to make enquiry. My roommate was also interested, but one of the organisers told me to apply.

I told them I was not interested but the man insisted that I might win the competition. He also promised to give me the form for free and he did when I agreed to contest. But one Jane told me that before a winner would be declared, there were certain things to be done, including the (sex) video.

I consented after some persuasion from the organisers. I later went for the contest and won, with a Kia Rio as star prize. When I went for my car, the organisers brought out a contract form for me to sign, but I told them I wanted to contact my lawyer to see it. I was not given the opportunity to do so.

What they kept telling me was that if I insisted on not signing the contract or wanted to contact my lawyer, they would release the video. At that point, I became uncomfortable and signed the contract to avoid such embarrassment, and the car was released to me.

From that moment, I became a slave to them. On October 11, 2016, they called me to come and make presentations inside the office of one the organisers. There, the man showed me the video again. They told me to drop my car and removed my crown from me.

I told them I would take the car as stipulated in the contract. They insisted I should drop the car. I told my uncle about the situation. My uncle called them and asked them to release my car to me. Instead, they forwarded the video to him as part of the blackmail. That was what happened,” Chidinma said, crying. She denied being a lesbian, saying she had never been involved in the act. 

She also said the scandal had weighed her down. Amidst sobs, she denied being a lesbian, saying she had never been involved in the act.

For her parents, Sir Jeremiah and his wife, Lady Nora Okeke, the incident remains a shock. According to Sir Okeke, the management and organisers of the pageant capitalised on his daughter’s “age and naivety to deny her whatever monetary gains she made while serving as Miss Anambra.”

He added:

“How can a beauty queen borrow money to pay her driver, even when she is supposed to be receiving a monthly salary?

“I cannot say all that I heard or saw. Why was she not paid her winning prize of one million naira fully? Rather, they paid her on installmental basis. And up until today, the money has not been completely paid.

“They have rubbished her and rubbed the family’s name in the mud. But we have united as a family, praying seriously for my daughter and for the people behind this wicked act to be exposed.