ABSU Gang Rape Suspects Identified - The Legal Implication !!

The names of possible suspects and pictures in circulation at the moment are as follows :
1 Ifeanyi Justin Ogu
2. Jonah Uche (final or extra year accountancy)
3. Zaki (resides in Duberville Lodge, ABSU)
However only one suspects has been identified “conclusively” according to The Minister of youth Development Mallam mobolaji Abdulahi.
The Controversial gang rape video has gone viral on the internet and has a record of close to 1.4 million downloads (and still counting).

The Minister of youth Development Mallam mobolaji Abdulahi earlier said today that in-spite of the identification of the suspect of the ABSU Gang rape it may be difficult to bring them to book on the charge of rape. He was quoted to have said
" Some legal expert have told us that it may be difficult to convict the rapists because the video does not reveal the faces of the victims (suspects i believe he meant to say)

Now lets make an attempt to solve this puzzle logically and as a legal practitioner . i have worked at the National Human rights commission and i know how the system works. In the video, the girl’s face is clearly seen but the faces of the five boys remain blurred. One could clearly hear them speak Igbo and English language revering to each other by names; for instance, one of the rapists said, “Wisdom don dey talk now.” Other names the rapists called themselves during the commission of the act in the video include: Chisom, Zaki, Uchenna. Zaki even bragged to the victim, “Do you know who Zaki is?” The fifth name is a little muffled but sounded very much like Ifeanyi. One of them identified himself as a 400 level law student, while another claims to be on IT Industrial attachment.
The first thing to do is to ensure that the identifies suspects(s) are questioned and interrogated (of course they are at liberty to deny their involvement especially with the aid of a very good lawyer. The identification of Lady /Victim (in person) in the video is very important to prove its case against the suspects , she will be in a perfect position to identify the suspects and the location of the crime which will also be very helpful to the prosecution.
An important step the government can take now is to openly appeal to the victim to come forward and help bring the suspects to book. it is quite unfortunate that most rape victims would rather keep quiet and suffer the trauma in silence as they are afraid for stigmatization from the public if they ever come forward with their testimonies.
Rape is the most serious kind of sexual assault and is punishable with imprisonment for life with or without whipping according to the Nigerian Criminal code.
The Offence is defined in section 357 of the Criminal Code as follows
" Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman or girl ,without her consent,or with her consent,if the consent is obtained by force or by means of threat or intimidation of any kind,or fear of harm,or by means of false and fraudulent representation as to the nature of the act,or, in the case of a married woman,by personating her husband,is guilty of an offence which is called rape.
" Every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence and every person who aids another person in committing the offence are all criminally responsible under section 7 of the Criminal code.
this includes the person making the video of the rape and possibly the owner/occupant of the apartment/room in which the offence was committed are also criminally responsible for rape , conspiracy to commit rape and facilitating the commission of the offence.
It is clear from the video that the act of rape actually occurred, the suspects has been identified and we need to identify the victim in person and possible counsel and convince her to identify and testify against those who raped her.

http://www.naijahood.com/2011/09/absu-gang-rape-suspects-identified.html

Luckily. the clearest face on the video is that of the victim, any serious Government/ law enforcement agency should possess enough level of intelligence to locate the Victim in person in no time. if we can Not do this in Nigeria then it is A SHAME !!

Then find the bloody victim!
Is she dead or what?
Hope the demonic wretches did not kill her?

IGBOTIC PIGS!

That is another point. what if the victim has been murdered?? that is a very big qustion?

switch47:

That is another point. what if the victim has been murdered?? that is a very big qustion?

without the victim it will be difficult to convict the accused?

This whole charade is turning into a big, big joke. . . . .there are enough pointers to nail at least one of the guys - or do we need to import the mentalist to come and do so!?

it appears the victim has been identified and at least two suspects apprehended . having said this it should not be difficult to proceed with the investigation and charges as long as there is diligent prosecution.

switch47:

without the victim it will be difficult to convict the accused?

You probably need to go back to lawschool then. A lawyer here has seen that video and says otherwise. That video can be easily enhanced, and with good investigators you can get the perpetrators and set them in jail for life. Unless you are going to tell us next that dead people never get justice.

^^^ and I said it will not, if people are OPEN and TRUTHFUL about what is OBVIOUS! We have CLEAR laws in Nigeria, that compare to what is obtained here in the US. The reason INJUSTICE reigns is because our so called LAWYERS are not doing their jobs as they oiught to.

Kobojunkie:

You probably need to go back to lawschool then. A lawyer here has seen that video and says otherwise. That video can be easily enhanced, and with good investigators you can get the perpetrators and set them in jail for life. Unless you are going to tell us next that dead people never get justice.

Kobojunkie:

^^^ and I said it will not, if people are OPEN and TRUTHFUL about what is OBVIOUS! We have CLEAR laws in Nigeria, that compare to what is obtained here in the US. The reason INJUSTICE reigns is because our so called LAWYERS are not doing their jobs as they oiught to.

  I am a lawyer and i have told you the position of things. are you for real or you just want to post.
  most Criminal cases in Nigeria are not prosecuted by lawyers in the first place but by Police prosecutors in the magistrates courts so how does Lawyers allow injustice to reign?(Lawyers come in in the higher courts) i will excuse you for your ignorance as  a layman.
   If you do not make the victim available, who will testify against men who's faces did not show in the video in the first place? what do you know about the justice system in the states and the UK? at least you watch movies , have you not heard about the importance of the principal witness in criminal cases?? once the victim is not present to corroborate the video evidence to clearly identify the suspects as the alleged despoiler, there will be doubt as to their identities and the burden of proof in criminal cases is[b] to prove beyond reasonable doubt[/b] mind you this heavy burden applies to USA and UK as well and it is to ensure that Innocent  people do not go to jail. by the way what did i hear you say about what obtains in the US, do you know the story of OJ Simpson ? does the glove really fit here?? answer the question or dial the late Johnny Cochran's number ??