AMIDST TEARS, OCHANYA, TEENAGE RAPE VICTIM BURIED IN HOMETOWN
“It was sad to see the little girl laid to rest. We call for the sanction of the lecturers by the school where he works. Sexual molestation was what the victim experienced. It is a sad thing for us”, a family member emphasised
Penpushing recalled that,Ochanya while leaving with the family was an object of sexual assault for both father and son, which resulted in anal and vaginal damage and led to Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and other health complications
The victim, a Junior Secondary School 1 student at the Federal Government College, Gboko, Benue State, died from complications of five years. The death sparked off protests by several civil society organisations in Abuja, Makurdi and other parts of Nigeria.
Penpushing reports further that,while the lecturer (Ogbuja) was arrested by the police, arraigned before a Makurdi Upper Area Court in August 2018 and remanded in prison, his son was still on the run.
However, as at the time of filing this report, the first suspect (lecturer) has been remanded in prison till the next date of hearing of the matter in court on November 29.
Penpushing reports that, a Rights Activist, Aisa Dania while reacting assured that civic groups will continue to make sure that justice is done,stating thus,“from our end, we will continue to make sure that justice is done’.
She added,’ Not just for Ochanya but also for all other children who have been molested. It is high time government began to know that these children are indeed the future of the country and as such, they must be properly looked after,” .
