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How Women in Africa Use Date Rape Drug Rohypnol to Wreck the LIVES of Men

It is believed that men are the evil when it comes to sexually abusing women around the world. There have been hideous techniques used to harm women during a date especially the infamous date rape drugs. While everyone is turning activists to support the safety of women, we ended up giving power to some hardened women who spikes men to destroy their lives. We are not talking about the Western World but Africa where the notoriety of bringing men to their knees by women is becoming rampant.

Some of the women who spike their victims’ drinks do so with no regrets. For those who are daring enough, they allow the men to suck their breasts where drug have been thoroughly rubbed. The latter is the easiest way to put men to a long sleep while the women make away with their valuables and often blackmail them for years.

The most targeted of these women’s victims are the married man who are going to keep their mouths shut or risk family problem when they report to the local police. Imagine, what will happen to a pastor whose drink was spiked and he woke up naked with his car and belongings missing.

Rohypnol can be concealed between the teeth, and slowly sipped into a drink. Men have been filmed in their unconscious state, their houses and belongings ransacked. Most date rape drugs are colourless, tasteless and odourless tablet formulated to sedate people with mental problems. The drug is addictive and has an effect of making people fall deep asleep. However, when it is mixed with alcohol, the effect is potent.

Rohypnol is illegal and referred to as a predator drug. It renders a victim weak and confused, sometimes, the person passes out and the women render them useless. Homes have been wrecked by these women who come as angels in wolf form. There is no conscience to feel remorse after the deal has been done by some of these women.

“Women with ‘mchele’ (slang for sedatives used to spike drinks) have been robbing men blind in this town for as long as I can remember,” one man said in Kenya.

Most victims of spiked drinks cannot tell exactly what happened after they became conscious. One minute they are having fun and the next, its lights out. In most cases, surviving the ordeal serves as a turning point towards a more sober life, with victims happy to be alive.

These women may not be strangers! They may be your church members, neighbours and even friends, who can easily buy your trust. When you pass out, they quickly carry out their nefarious activities. In this case, it is not about sexual assault on the men but financial assault. The last person you saw is not going to be the first person to help you when you finally get over the drug.

The hospitals are mainly the first point of help for those who are rescued. With families and loved ones heavily clustered around you, waiting to hear your story, what can you say as a man? The embarrassment is worse than you can bear…