ABSU 5 Men Rape Victim Found

Victim of the 5 men gang-rape in Abia state have been found by Human rights groups on the same day that the police arrested two people in connection with the incident.

The director of project alert against women; a group identified by a coalition of different human right groups, Josephine Chukwuma, revealed that the victim has been found but currently in a delicate state psychologically.

"We have located her there in Abia State. That girl is a ticking bomb right now; she is a potential suicide case or a murder case. Imagine she can lay her hands on a weapon now, what do you think will happen to her rapists?

"We are working on how to get her out of the state for protection and rehabilitation. Her safety comes first before we can begin to talk about justice. We need to show her all the love and support she requires to get over the trauma, before we begin to pursue justice," Chukwuma said.

While reacting to the state government lackadaisical attention on the issue, "It is a shame that the state government will dismiss the case without proper investigation. It appears the government is more interested in protecting the name of the state than making sure justice prevail.

"I call on our ministers and other pressure groups and human right groups to follow up the case and see to it that the victim receives adequate counseling and that the perpetrators of this crime be fished out and made to face the law," she said.

Other human right coalition groups that identified the rape victims whereabout include but not limited to, Project Alert on Violence Against Women, Enough is Enough, National Human Right Commission and Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, amongst others.

Source: DailyTimesNG