18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DRUGGED, GANG-RAPED IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM

A young Nigerian television personality was sexually brutalized by criminals shortly after concluding a shift over the weekend, according to the gazette.

The 18-year-old woman, attached to a private station in Lapai, Niger State, was on her way home on Saturday when she received a call asking her to show up at Kobo Primary School in the community. This is about 150 kilometers west of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, police said.

Upon arrival, the assailants promptly drugged her and took turns to rape her in one of the school’s classrooms, police spokesman Abiodun Wasiu, told The Gazette on Tuesday morning. Her phone was also collected and searched by the assaulters, and Nigerian early and middle schools are closed on weekends.

The Gazette withheld the contact information of the victim on privacy grounds. But a family member said she would still come forward to tell her story after receiving proper medical treatment.

She was able to identify one of her attackers after the incident, and police said two people were taken into custody as the investigation intensified into the matter. “We are still investigating, and we are making efforts to arrest more suspects,” Mr. Abiodun said. “Whatever the situation is, we’ll let the public know later.”

It was not immediately clear whether the suspects, whose identities the police said would be released shortly, had reached their legal representatives.

Rape and other killings have been very popular in Nigeria recently. Just a few days ago, a 53-year-old woman was raped and killed on his farm. Another young lady of 19 years was also gang-raped by two separate gangs, including this recent one.

It is time that the authorities, the police, and the government make sure to bring all those perpetrators to book. Innocent women and children have been slaughtered and raped because of people's negligence and wickedness.

Source: gazettengr.com