An 18-year-old girl, allegedly gang-
raped by three boys, has committed suicide at her
Amarata residence. It is a suburb of Yenagoa, the
Bayelsa State capital. The deceased, simply identified as Janet, was a
native of Oduali in Abua/Odua Local Government
Area of Rivers State. She was reportedly gang-raped at gunpoint by
the boys, who forced her into an uncompleted
building last week, while she was on an errand
for her elder sister. A source said: “The girl was sad and devastated
after the incident. After she narrated her
experience, her sister’s husband, who is a pastor,
asked her to describe any of her attackers. She
described one of them. “The boy was traced to his house, but he had
absconded. The pastor counselled her and
promised to pursue the matter to a logical
conclusion.” It was gathered that, unknown to her guardian,
the distraught girl had decided to take her own
life. The source said the rape victim left behind a
suicide note, after which she took a poisonous
substance known as Sniper. She was discovered groaning in pain, and taken
to GlorylandHospital, where she died. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Alex
Akhigbe, confirmed the incident. He said the
Police has launched investigation into the alleged
rape charges filed by the girl’s family.
raped by three boys, has committed suicide at her
Amarata residence. It is a suburb of Yenagoa, the
Bayelsa State capital. The deceased, simply identified as Janet, was a
native of Oduali in Abua/Odua Local Government
Area of Rivers State. She was reportedly gang-raped at gunpoint by
the boys, who forced her into an uncompleted
building last week, while she was on an errand
for her elder sister. A source said: “The girl was sad and devastated
after the incident. After she narrated her
experience, her sister’s husband, who is a pastor,
asked her to describe any of her attackers. She
described one of them. “The boy was traced to his house, but he had
absconded. The pastor counselled her and
promised to pursue the matter to a logical
conclusion.” It was gathered that, unknown to her guardian,
the distraught girl had decided to take her own
life. The source said the rape victim left behind a
suicide note, after which she took a poisonous
substance known as Sniper. She was discovered groaning in pain, and taken
to GlorylandHospital, where she died. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Alex
Akhigbe, confirmed the incident. He said the
Police has launched investigation into the alleged
rape charges filed by the girl’s family.
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