Protest against rape of old women in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Over 100 women from Ogbaozalla and Ibeku communities in Opi, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Tuesday protested against the rape of old women by young men in their community.

The perpetrators, aged between 17 and 25 years, had recently been caught raping old women of 60 to 80 years, including blind women in the area.

The women, who came in three buses, told members of Umuada Igbo Nigeria that out of the 13 rape victims, one had died because of bleeding induced by tears she sustained when some sex-hungry boys raped her.

During the protest, which lasted for more than five hours, the women appealed to UIN to intervene to save them from further harassment as they no longer sleep at night.

They said they had reported the cases, which started since April, to the police for action, but regretted that the situation had not changed.

Speaking to journalists, the Founder and President-General of UIN, Dr. Uzoamaka Ezeofor, who addressed the aggrieved women, expressed disappointment with the attitude of the young boys.

She wondered what form of sexual satisfaction they wished to derive from old women between the ages of 60 and 80 years.

Ezeofor said, “On the part of the Umuada Igbo Nigeria, we are going to Opi on Saturday. All the representatives of seven Igbo speaking states of Abia, Anambra, Rivers, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo will be there.

“The act perpetrated is an abomination in Igboland, Nigeria and the whole world and all members of Umuada Igbo Nigeria see it as such.

“We are going there to pray and beg God to forgive the perpetrators because such an abominable act can attract the wrath of God, which is capable of wiping out the communities in which the unholy acts was committed.”

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