He, a sixteen year old ss1 student of a nearby secondary school, said he was accused of "attempted rape" and was "jungle justiced" by three men...
His mother and his immediate elder sister were all in support of the animalistic beaten given to him. Because they believe that his ways are no longer "pure", that he no longer attends church services...
His version of the story has it that
"he had a pen knife handy, in the cool of the day, when others were supposed to be in the school. he went to look for his next compound neighbour(male), whom he thought was around because the usual loud music the neighbour was good at, was banging...
But, on getting there, he met a lady, asked her of the guy, got a negative response, then left...shikinar! *he no touch am o*
On the contrary, the supposed victim of the "attempted rape", told her own story thus:
"the young guy, came into the room, threatened her with a knife, forbidded her to shout... And left.
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The young guy is my very good friend, intelligent, smart, somewhat stubborn..,..
Lost faith in the mother and sister,
Embittered by their lack of trust
Sobbing from the pains of the beating.
Worrying about the wide spread of the gossip. (Hey!, do you know that "he" tried raping a girl?....hmmmm...wonders shall never end)
He wouldn't journey dreamland in their family house
Wouldn't sit and comfortably dine delicasies from mother's pot
Still wearing his torn cloth
Filled with scars and "body gallops"
So he sought a saviour at my humble feet.
Shelter, Food and medication, all attended to... Yet, what do I do to bring "true justice" to bear?
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NB: I try to fight for the course of the oppressed, brokenhearted, etc. But in this case, some questions need answers;
1st: is he guilty as charged?
2nd: if he's not guilty, how do I go about undoing the wrongs and evils that have been perpatrated on him?
Ps: he told the whole story first hand.
And the beaten occured several hours later.