The Minister of youth Development Mallam mobolaji Abdulahi earlier said today that in-spite of the identification of the suspect of the ABSU Gang violation it may be difficult to bring them to book on the charge of violation. He was quoted to have said " Some legal expert have told us that it may be difficult to convict the rapists because the video does not reveal the faces of the victims (suspects i believe he meant to say)
Now lets make an attempt to solve this puzzle logically and as a legal practitioner . i have worked at the National Human rights commission and i know how the system works. In the video, the girl’s face is clearly seen but the faces of the five boys remain blurred. One could clearly hear them speak Igbo and English language revering to each other by names; for instance, one of the rapists said, “Wisdom don dey talk now.” Other names the rapists called themselves during the commission of the act in the video include: Chisom, Zaki, Uchenna. Zaki even bragged to the victim, “Do you know who Zaki is?” The fifth name is a little muffled but sounded very much like Ifeanyi. One of them identified himself as a 400 level law student, while another claims to be on IT Industrial attachment. The first thing to do is to ensure that the identifies suspects(s) are questioned and interrogated (of course they are at liberty to deny their involvement especially with the aid of a very good lawyer. The identification of Lady /Victim (in person) in the video is very important to prove its case against the suspects , she will be in a perfect position to identify the suspects and the location of the crime which will also be very helpful to the prosecution. An important step the government can take now is to openly appeal to the victim to come forward and help bring the suspects to book. it is quite unfortunate that most violation victims would rather keep quiet and suffer the trauma in silence as they are afraid for stigmatization from the public if they ever come forward with their testimonies. violation is the most serious kind of intimate assault and is punishable with imprisonment for life with or without whipping according to the Nigerian Criminal code. The Offence is defined in section 357 of the Criminal Code as follows " Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman or girl ,without her consent,or with her consent,if the consent is obtained by force or by means of threat or intimidation of any kind,or fear of harm,or by means of false and fraudulent representation as to the nature of the act,or, in the case of a married woman,by personating her husband,is guilty of an offence which is called violation. " Every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence and every person who aids another person in committing the offence are all criminally responsible under section 7 of the Criminal code. this includes the person making the video of the violation and possibly the owner/occupant of the apartment/room in which the offence was committed are also criminally responsible for violation , conspiracy to commit violation and facilitating the commission of the offence. It is clear from the video that the act of violation actually occurred, the suspects has been identified and we need to identify the victim in person and possible counsel and convince her to identify and testify against those who violated her.
Another thought provoking statement is "i hope the victim of the crime has not been murdered" this is a very important statement to be further warrant a serious investigation into this matter as the culprits can go to any length to cover up their crime
Posted: at 23-09-2011 12:15 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie
divineproject at 23-09-2011 02:02 PM (12 years ago) (f)
Quote from: akinov on 23-09-2011 12:15 PM
Another thought provoking statement is "i hope the victim of the crime has not been murdered" this is a very important statement to be further warrant a serious investigation into this matter as the culprits can go to any length to cover up their crime
I have been asking that question too..........albeit to no one in particular................Her life is in grave danger
A LITTLE HELP HERE; A LITTLE HELP THERE, MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!
Posted: at 23-09-2011 02:02 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
they shud figure out who d real culprits is n' sentence them rather than going abt this issue bcos they re destroying d young gurl name n' reputation.........lets not 4get shes a woman who wil marry someday
my name is kebella ........yu already no that ...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
Posted: at 23-09-2011 02:10 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Another thought provoking statement is "i hope the victim of the crime has not been murdered" this is a very important statement to be further warrant a serious investigation into this matter as the culprits can go to any length to cover up their crime
I have been asking that question too..........albeit to no one in particular................Her life is in grave danger
Without the Victim, it will be impossible to punish the suspects. the identification of the victim is vital to this case, and if she can not be found then CASE CLOSED!!
Posted: at 24-09-2011 09:53 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
open_reality at 24-09-2011 05:34 PM (12 years ago) (f)
HERE IS MY OPINION 1. Mr poster, hope your facts are accurate?cos it would be devastating to attach an innocent person to such evil and inhumane act. 2.If these pictures are truly that of the criminals, then it's up to the public to intervene and disclose information of these guys 3.The life of this girl is at danger. Those criminals may go any length to cover up their evil even if it means assassination. 4.It is important for the girl to come forward and speak to the police or any trusted organization to help her build a case and track down those criminals. 5.Going by her conversation in the video, she does not sound too literate. I doubt if she has access to the internet or have any form of awareness to realize that the whole world is aware of her case and willingly to help the best way we can. 6.Her face was is clearly shown in the video, and i'm sure someone would be able to recognize her. 7. Who ever recognizes her, should kindly motivate, counsel and help her speak out to the police. Justice should be served to the criminals. 8.I wish the Nigerian authority can really protect the life of this girl. The Nigerian police have failed us in many instances and i really wish this case would be an exception. I hope they can say No to bribe, and YES to justice. If every attempt fails, GOD IS NOT ASLEEP. HE WORKS IN A MYSTERIOUS WAYS. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME!!
KINDLY IGNORE ANY TYPING ERROR, IT'S CALLED SLIP OF FINGER. R.I.P HATERS.
Posted: at 24-09-2011 05:34 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Megobia
divineproject
kebella
........yu already no that 
...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
carobaby
open_reality
R.I.P HATERS. 
Merlin
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