Tragedy struck in Bayelsa as a young girl who was raped by 3 boys took her own life due to emotional trauma and stigmatisation as a result of the ugly incident.
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An 18-year-old rape victim,
identified as Janet, has committed suicide in the Amarata area of Yenagoa Local
Government Area of Bayelsa State. The deceased, a native of Oduali community in
Abus/Odua Local Government Area of Rivers State, was allegedly raped by three
unidentified boys in the area.
Janet reportedly hanged herself
due to the stigmatisation she allegedly experienced after the incident.
A family source, who craved
anonymity, said Janet was gang-raped last week at gunpoint, while on errand for
her elder sister. She was said to have been forced into an uncompleted building
by her assailants, who were three in number before the act. The source said,
“Janet was visibly sad and devastated after the incident; she narrated her
experience to her sister and sister’s husband. The sister’s husband, who is a
pastor, asked her to describe any of her attackers and she described a certain
boy.
“The boy was traced to his house
but when they got there, they discovered that he had absconded. Her
brother-in-law then assured her that he would pursue the matter to a logical
conclusion.” Unknown to her guardians, the distraught girl had decided to take
her life due to the ugly incident. Janet gulped a poisonous substance known as “SNIPER”.
She was rushed to the Gloryland Hospital when she was discovered to be groaning
in pain.”
It was further gathered from a
family member that the deceased had left behind a suicide note before taking
her life. When contacted on the development, spokesman for the Bayelsa State
Police Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the incident. He said the police
had begun an investigation into the alleged rape report lodged by the
deceased’s family.
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