Viral Video of Assault: GBV Groups Call for Justice for Victim, As Police Arrest Suspects in Yenagoa
Operatives of the Zone 16 of the Nigerian Police Command have arrested a girl from the campus of the Federal University in Otuoke over her involvement in viral video of assault and stripping naked of a file over purported dispute over lover.
The viral video, which was posted on Sunday on a Facebook site identified as Yentown, showed three girls descending on a girl, identified as Nancy, with heavy slaps and Blows over allegations of sleeping with a boy, who many believed was their lover.
The victim, was later stripped naked and her hair braids, was later cut off with a sharp object.
Our correspondent gathered that the operatives of the Zone 16 with the assistance of the FOU security apprehended the key suspects identified as Kadi. Kadi is reported to be a student of the Social Work department of the FOU.
Already, some women group against Gender Based Violence have condemned the case of assault and violence displayed in the viral video.
The Association of Women Against Gender Based Violence and the Do Foundation, have expressed shock over the level of violence displayed by the girls against their fellow girl in the viral video.
In the statement issued on Monday by the President of the Association of Women Against Gender Based Violence, Dr. Dise Ogbise Goddy Harry, the group expressed shock over the incident.
According to the statement, “This ordinarily s not what we expect from young ladies who should be responsible and law-abiding citizens.”
“It’s sad and embarrassing that my own gender is in the front burner of the social media with a very shameful exhibition of violence and assault due to reasons we still can not fathom.”
“This incident raises so many criminal issues of assault occasioning harm character assassination, threat to life and cyber crime .
We will most humbly suggest that all relevant security agencies spring into action and investigate the matter.”
“We are also ceasing this medium to call on the victim to cooperate with security agencies in the investigation of this incident.”
