At last, Abia joins protest

States in the South East zone of the country have been indifferent to the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government and mass protests that trailed it.

However, Lawyers in Aba, the commercial center of Abia State under the aegis of Nigeria Bar Association, Aba Branch, Wednesday, joined their counterparts across the federation in the ongoing mass protests over fuel subsidy removal.

The protest was peaceful and the residents of Aba applauded the actions of Aba Lawyers.

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11 year old girl Rape in Okigwe, Abia State

Network on Police Reforms in Nigeria, NOPRIN, just received information about the alleged rape of one Deborah Ezuma (11 years) in Okigwe by an Okigwe-based businessman from Isuikwiuato, Abia State.

The Victim's aunt, Mrs. Emilia Ogbuehi told NOPRIN that the alleged rapist lured the litte girl- who was hawking an item, to his apartment on the pretext of going to pay her for the item he bought from her. He raped the teenage overnight while her guardians were searching for her.

The following morning, the alleged rapist put the girl on a bike that took her to her village where the guardians eventually found her. She's currently hospitalized at Okigwe General Hospital and in bad condition.

The suspect is said to have been arrested and detained at Okigwe Police Station. The IPO's name is given as Ossai, with phone number: 08063479188. NOPRIN is making efforts to get full information and the phone number of the DPO Okigwe Police Station.

Please people who live in that area should get involved and contact the police station - and that number I put there, please call it and disturb the hell out of the IPO. Find out all you can about this case...the perpetrator must not get away this time!

This has got to stop. Something drastic has got to happen. Child rapists should be sentenced to life in prison or something like it. Why are some people so demented?

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