Students commit sucide after mother accused her of being the cause of her been gang molested, A Junior secondary student of Isieke Community Secondary School who had just finished writing the “Junior WEAC” exam, was said to have molested by a group of three boys; Ndubuisi Wogu, Chinaza Ufomadu, and Francis Onwoboro, who are no where to be found. The victim, Comfort Uche-Ume, a native of Amaeke Abam in Arochukwu LGA of the state, who until her death lived at Iyienyi village with her parents, was in the company of her sister who was married at Okwoyi, a neighbouring village, to see her (sister) husband when the whole mischief happened. information was gathered that as evening approached , the victim was in an haste to return home to remove the clothes that she had spread outside to save them from getting wet from the warning the rain gave . But we gathered another information from another source that the victim decided to return back home because she was having the key to their house so that the parents who travelled would not be stranded upon their return. The villagers also said that as the victim was trekking back to Iyienyi village alone, she was said to have been crossed by Nwogu, who had been making advances at her, but all was to no avail. He said Nwogu, followed by two other young men, dragged the victim to a nearby bush where they gang-molested her, threatening to kill her if she shouted, or made a cause for alarm. Police said that when the sister of the victim returned home, she met her crying and after much confront, the victim narrated the whole incident to her. as a result of the sexual assault on her sister, she was said to have informed her husband, who quickly rushed to confront one of the suspects and engaged him in a free-for-all. According to the police, the victim was later brought to Umuahia Central Police Station around 9pm by her parents to officially report the matter to the police. Onyeke said after they had made their complaint known to the police men, the police first decided to take the victim to the police clinic for examination and medical attention. He said after she was examined and the police wanted to get a brief statement from the victim, but the parents begged that they should be allowed to take her home, with the intention of returning back the next morning since it was getting late so that they could still get transport home. The incident, according to him, happeened last week friday. “But instead of returning as they promised, the parents never showed up. The mother of the deceased rather victim to confront her over the incident. “The mother mishandled the situation. The mother started making her feel deserted with her speech and lots more, among which are She said to her ‘Have I not warned you not to go to Okwoyi village alone? Now three men have molested you and if you become pregnant, who will be the father of the baby?’ “On Tuesday morning, the mother of the victim was said to have gone into her room again and started talking to her. She later invited her for the family’s morning devotion, but she declined,” The state police spokesman pointed out that when the family began to hold their morning devotion about 20 minutes later, a shout was heard outside the house and the family members rushed out. According to him, the initial thinking of family members was that the rapists had come to attack her again. But that was not to be as they were shocked to their marrows to see the lifeless body of their daughter, who was reportedly seen leave her room with a head tie/ veil across her shoulders, dangling on a guava tree beside their house. She had committed suicide! Police said the victim might have decided to take her life out of frustration and possible trauma. The villagers, therefore, advised parents and guardians to exercise caution when “they manage sensitive situations that might come their way, especially the ones affecting their children or wards.” He said, “Parents should avoid stigmatising their children, but treat them with love anytime such unfortunate situation comes up.” Onyeke also appealed to members of the public with any credible information about the whereabouts of the alleged rapists to volunteer same to the nearest police station for prompt action. Meanwhile, a source at Okwoyi told our correspondent that the villagers had begun a manhunt for the suspects. The source said hunters had been mobilised to comb every nook and cranny of the village for their possible arrest. According to the source, the villagers are not taking the incident lightly, vowing to stop at nothing in bringing the culprits to face the law. “This is an abomination and we will make sure we fish them out of any hole they may have run into,” the source said. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ezekiel Onyeke said the police had declared the suspected rapists wanted.
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