A 26-year-old lady, Ugochukwu Nworie has been reportedly raped to death by a gang of rapists in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
The incident, as was gathered, happened at one of the rooms of Hope-in Hotel situated at Number 9, Ngbowo Street, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Monday, 2nd May 2022.
Investigations by the Police revealed that the victim arrived at the hotel in the company of a group of young men late in the night of that same Monday, to stay over till the following day being Tuesday, 3rd May, 2022.
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Sources familiar with the incident explained that the lady was found dead in the room after the door was opened on Tuesday morning with her legs, hands and mouth tied up.
The Ebonyi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Thursday, 4th May 2022. The police spokesperson, Loveth Odah said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kpirikpiri Police Division in the state indicated that the incident happened in ‘Hope-in Hotel’, situated at Nine, Ngbowo street, Abakaliki,
“The DPO reported that the incident happened while on a routine check on the hotel. A room not accounted for was discovered. So the DPO decided to enquire from the receptionist, who told him that the guests in the room were unknown to him.
“Efforts to open the room proved abortive until he requested for the spare key to open the door, only to discover a lifeless body of the lady, naked and her legs, hands with mouth tied to the bed in the room,” Ms Odah disclosed.
She further informed that the Commissioner of Police in the State, Aliyu Garba had directed that a thorough investigation should be carried out on the incident, saying efforts were on to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators in order to serve as a deterrent to possible offenders.
She stated that preliminary investigation indicated that the lady was gang-raped, as more than 12 used condoms were discovered in the room.
“Investigation is still ongoing and we would continue to update the media and public as we unravel more details on the matter,” she said.
Ms Odah, who notified the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at a morgue, described the incident as unfortunate and an offence against humanity, as she warned the general public, particularly young ladies, to be careful of the type of friends they keep and where they go to, especially at night.
It’s really appalling when a particular warning is issued to our young ladies at all times. On a daily basis, all concerned individuals and bodies would continue to repeat the same counsel to these ladies, yet it appears the advice falls on deaf ears.
The most annoying aspect is a situation whereby a certain lady would be invited over to a hotel room by a man she doesn’t know or is yet to meet physically. That means, for the first time, she has willingly accepted to meet with him in a hotel room.
One may ask; what has society turned or degenerated into, or where are we actually headed for? How could someone freely agree to sign his/her death warrant? Of course, meeting with a total stranger in a hotel room, for the first time upon invitation, is not unlike signing your death warrant.
As I candidly sympathize with the family of the deceased, our ladies are enjoined once more to be extremely mindful of their movements and actions at all times, especially at this era when no one is meant to be trusted, let alone a stranger.