Trigger warning: Sexual abuse
On March 30, 2023, Nigerian Twitter woke up to a thread — an exposé on a decade-long chain of sexual blackmail, revenge porn and manipulation allegedly carried out by Terdoo Oluwadara Bendega on unsuspecting young women.
Who is Terdoo?
Source: LinkedIn
In a recently-hidden LinkedIn profile, Terdoo describes himself as an “experienced Sales and Marketing Manager with a background in Computer Science and a knack for Informed Decision Making through Data Analytics.”
LinkedIn searches confirm this account is no longer open to public view.
Terdoo was formerly a Growth Manager at Omnibiz Africa and is currently the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Sodas ‘N’ Popcorn.
On social media, Terdoo is alleged to have gone by multiple aliases: [@Terdoh @WhoIsLere @Terdoo @0lvdara @Lereslut @YabaSlut @noirethedad @tiddiesandass @PervertedHost @lereslvt @cumical]. As of reporting this story, these accounts have been deactivated, making it difficult to get a solid grasp of his digital footprint at this time.
He is also active on Telegram — where most of the revenge porn videos is said to have been shared.
When did the allegations start?
While @TheNnma’s Twitter thread went viral on March 31st, the allegations started much earlier. On February 25, Terdoo’s ex identified as “Blacc” (@blaccnwyt) accessed one of his Twitter burner accounts to give her account of the abuse she endured at his hands.
Blacc claimed that Terdoo would “choke [her] till [she] was screaming for help” and that he “stole someone’s sex tapes off [her] phone to masturbate to.”
@TheNnma’s thread also mentions another woman (@tilolami) on Twitter who “has an account dedicated to Terdoo’s abuse”. Tweets from this woman point out that Terdoo’s pattern of gathering women’s nudes and sex tapes dates back to 2012.
Twitter users following the story later discovered that the same person runs the @tilolami and @TheNnma accounts. @TheNnma seems to confirm this in a separate thread.
A timeline of Terdoo’s alleged sexual offence
Terdoo is being accused of recording videos of his sexual partners without their consent and blackmailing his victims with same, or sharing these videos on social media.
According to @TheNnma, his mode of operation involves recording partners with a laptop, phone or camera that appears to be blank.
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Victims and survivors speak up
While most of the evidence shared by @TheNnma in the wake of the thread about Terdoo are from sources who’ve chosen to remain anonymous, more women have spoken up. Notably,
Have the authorities done anything?
At the time of publication, there’s no indication that Terdoo has been invited for questioning by relevant authorities. However, the Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Agency (DSVA) has stated that they’re actively addressing the situation.
Terdoo’s former workplace, Omnibiz Africa, also released a statement confirming he’s no longer in their employ and imploring all affected parties to channel the allegations to the appropriate authorities.
*We are unable to clarify Terdoo’s current status as he seems to have vanished from the internet. This is a developing story.
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