i would really like to know how cases of rape in nigeria are being handled

my neighbors raped an innocent seventeen year old girl on New years day

they were two guys, brothers

Lasted three hours in the afternoon

the girl rang on their doorbell by mistake, cos she was coming to visit someone in my flat
which is just directly opposite

The guys are presently iin jail
even though they tried sneaking out the next day


I dont know what sort o

Gamine:

i would really like to know how cases of rape in nigeria are being handled

my neighbors raped an innocent seventeen year old girl on New years day

they were two guys, brothers

Lasted three hours in the afternoon

the girl rang on their doorbell by mistake, because she was coming to visit someone in my flat
which is just directly opposite

The guys are presently iin jail
even though they tried sneaking out the next day


I don't know what sort o

and nobody could rescue the girl?

^{its 9ja now where peeps nor dey mind thier bixnix ?}

first thing first! the law must surely take its place!

secondly! if the girl (victim) is from a prominent family, then the guys are in deep sh*!, real deep sh*!

if the guys are from a prominent family as well. . . .idk but there is still hope accordin' to the naija style

bottomline!

naija has really changed and 'em guys should be ready to face the wrath of the law!

That sounds horrendous

They tied her hands and her mouth

they threatened to burn her braids if she didnt comply

New years Day, no one was around

My sisters and i werent even in the country

My aunty was the one she was coming to see and she had gone o the palms with some of our family friends,

im so pained

apparently they had raped before, our security guards told us
and they didnt even inform us long time ago

And to think one of the rapists has a very good job in an oil company with a veeery nice ride and loads of girls to choose from

Should the guards be arrested too?
they even tried to help the guys escape, i think the guys gave them money,

If this isnt heartlessness, i dont know what else to call it!

The oil guy should lose his job first before being jailed.
They are rapist but I believe the may not get out of this the babe has no one to speak for her. Even at that, I am sure there are presently good some NGO's that will take that up if it is reported to them.

Please do you think the gurls parents can folloew the case up?

rape is a serious crime in naija, its 17yrs min, hard labour,

but if the guys get a good lawyer, it might be hard 2 prove.since the babe might have inadvertently removed the evidence by taking her bath,
cos she shud have gone 4 a medical chk up immediatly after the act to establish forced entry n semen deposits, ie if the guys were not protected,

but bearing in mind the trauma of the incident,i doubt if she did any such thing,the guys cud be tortured by the police 2 confess,but such a confession wudnt hold in a court of law,

men, the heart really goes out to this chic, rape is so so nasty, u wud even see some people supporting the guys saying she seduced them!!
if she can, let her go to court

The girl dosnt even live in lagos,
She had just finished secondary school and
had come into lag for the hols from warri

this act took place at VI

I dont know what her parents are doing

But my older sisters are tightly on the case, cos these guys lived directly opp us and it could have been any of us.

The girls sister took her to the hospital immediately, they have a doctors report
and the police was involved as soon as possible.

Definately , the guy has lost his job for life!
I dont understand the meanness, the heartlessness!

Its so gross!

Those guys will go to jail on two counts, Kidnapping and Rape!

Poor girl

Coming from such a distance, she should have made adequate preparations for her trip by placing a call or two just to be sure someone was there to receive her. Anyways, it still doesn't absolve those perverted crooks of their crime. It's tragic to even hear of a family friend being raped, let alone the trauma of the rapee.

To think that one of the rapists was fairly well-to-do makes it all the more strange. I mean, why would a guy want to substitute a fairly comfortable life for a life of bondage and insecurity because of a shameful act such as rape? I guess both guys were just doomed to fall and the unfortunate girl was in the wrong place at the right time for them.

Shame!

the girl was already staying with her sister in lagos for the hols

she just came to visit in my house.

No matter what happened

it dosnt give anyone the right to rape anyone!!!!!1


im still so pained!

God help the poor girl!

I'm happy they were caught. They could easily have escaped with no repercussions.
Of course there's no excuse (it's a shame that we have to say that). I hope they rot in jail.

I wish those guys were in Sanfrancisco zoo on the day tatiana escaped the hedges.

People like that should relocate to the zoos.

It is unfair

thats so sad,i think you should get an NGO involved, i can't remember the name of one that took up a rape case and got a good conviction,i'll get back if i remember, those are the kinda people that deserved to be lynched, and u said one of them was well-to-do, thats really absurd

you should be more careful in your area becos most of these people have other colleagues that would be involved

Please think harder.

My sister said the last case she heard of rape

the guy was burnt to ashes

im not looking for jungle justice but

Please Lai lai, think fast!

This is such a sad story.
Gamine you had said something about the guy working in an oil company with loads of girls to choose from.
Sadly.rape is not about sex.
It's about power,domination and torture
It's a crime committed by heartless sick  men that belong in the zoo.

I feel for this young lady
But for God's grace,I would have been her many years ago in Nigeria but God intervened.
It would take the Grace of God for that girl to trust anyman ever again
I was in that boat after my attack.

Sadly rape occurs in Nigeria so frequently and these girls are totally helpless for the most part.
Little girls hawking oranges and bananas are constantly raped by would be customers
Men constantly rape their house girls
Women are harrassed sexually at all levels and nothing is done about it.
People may say at least she was not killed but most victims of rape wish they had been killed.
Ths is the worst violation a woman can suffer,to have a man forcefully strip your clothes off you,handle you painfully and have his way without your consent.

If I had my way,rapists and pedophiles will be castrated an thrown into Nekede zoo in Owerri to feed those starving lions.
That's where they all belong,every single one of them.

God help us

Gamine:

My sister said the last case she heard of rape

the guy was burnt to ashes

im not looking for jungle justice but

Please Lai lai, think fast!

Here's a suggestion for suitable punishment,

How about those guys get raped daily (first thing every morning) by the meanest, gayest cell mates on the jailblock.

How they'll wish,

Kemjisuper:

Here's a suggestion for suitable punishment,

How about those guys get raped daily (first thing every morning) by the meanest, gayest cell mates on the jailblock.

How they'll wish,

I have a watched a movie like that. Men it is the best punishment.
+osisi,
I know a girl who turned a lesbian because she was serially abused (unfortunately by a priest) while she was 11. She is 45 now and was only able hold on one relationship with a guy(the only guy she could stay alone with ) without being afraid.
It is pathetic.

it is very pathetic

all i ask is you guys join me in prayers for this young girl

cos its totally breaking my heart

Thank You!

http://www.un.org/africa/osaa/ngodirectory/dest/countries/Nigeria.htm
it contains the info of almost all the NGOs in nigeria and there are lots that deal in women rihts and violations, just go through the list and determine the ones you'll like to contact

i can't remeber the name of the other one i was talking about, they were successful in their case, but i'm sure they are also likely to be in the list though i've gone through it and none sound familiar, l8r

Thank u very much Lai lai!!

that was really helpful!

no probs, wish u d best

I think it is the fault of the "West"!

almondjoy:

I think it is the[b] fault of the "West[/b]"!

How do u mean?

Dont mind that AJ character

The Case has even died down now.

I dont know where the guys are now

but they are out of prison.

The last time i went home, their flat was still locked.

The girls Parents dropped the case.

i just feel so much for the girl

this has just made me so grateful for everything thats happened to me

efuah:

How do u mean?

he he he According to Gamine's previous posts, anything wrong with African is the fault of the west.  I was just looking for her trouble as usual!  The girl dey make me laff.

Gamine:

Dont mind that AJ character

The Case has even died down now.

I don't know where the guys are now

but they are out of prison.

The last time i went home, their flat was still locked.

The girls Parents dropped the case.

i just feel so much for the girl

this has just made me so grateful for everything thats happened to me

I am so happy we understand eachother!

Gamine, Gamine!


Not to trivialize the subject---there is evil in every society.  I wish all the tragic victims in this story, including the rapists, peace.

yeah, peace to them

and to your restless soul

May you begin on the path way of telling the truth!

d problem we have in naija is dt most women just lyk this particular case often drop d case cos of embarassment dt coms with it.its so painful to hear things lyk this but it gets annoying dt they always drop it.handled a case against a rape victim last year who came out almost a year after when all evidence was unavailable.the guards sld be picked by police for aiding and abetting

Yeah

We thought so to

But the police said they couldnt arrest them.

I am still very unhappy abt it cos i live in that same building!

i just pray for the best!

the police indeed cant hold the security guards for aiding and abetting since the culprits dont have any allegations sticking on them.if the girl were ready to take up the case,then they would have a case to answer.holding them would be lyk putting something on
nothing and expecting it to stand.
i wish we cld stop praying the best alone and start working towards d best

if d girls parents dropped d case there is notin we can do

my sister had even vowed to get the best lawyers

that would keep them behind bars for decades!

but all we can do is pray, really.