18-yr-old victim of gang rape commits suicide

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.
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