A 12-year-old girl has reportedly been raped by five boys in Edo State after her mother sent her on an errand. The boys lured her into an uncompleted building, where they assaulted her and recorded the act.
The shocking incident was shared on the popular social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by a notable individual.
In the post, the harrowing details were revealed, describing how the boys took the girl into the building and forcefully assaulted her, capturing a video of the act.
The post read: “A 12-year-old girl was raped by five boys in Edo State. Her mother sent her on an errand, and they took her into an uncompleted building and assaulted her.”
“It didn’t end there; they recorded it and posted it. A child! 12 years old!”
As the post spread across the internet, concerned individuals flooded the comments to express their outrage and thoughts on the tragic event.
See some reactions below:
@DrMel_: “Hate the fact that this year is starting with many stories like this, really thought we left incidents like this in the past.”
@nwosu_tryce: “Genuinely, one of the reasons I’ m scared to have a girl child. I can’t be there to protect her all time, plus make I no go prison early. I hope they’ve been apprehended.”
@iamveektoria_: “I’m so angry. There are so many cases like that this happens in Southern Nigeria that don’t make it to the news. Girls are not safe.”
@Kitchenatease: “If the law will just do the right thing maybe people won’t be too bold to be commiting crimes and recording it.”
@Vigro_Writes: “That poor baby might never recover from this, she might never get to live a normal life after this, omg!”
@PavaTurk: “This is so sad! As a mom of a 12 year old girl who is so innocent and sees herself as a princess, it just hurts my soul! Recording her and posting same is even worse!!!!!! I hope they are all charged!”
@AnitatheRealest: “God!!! This situation, is best to take laws into one’s hands o. I just can’t imagine the life trauma the have caused that child.”
@_hafsat_paki: “No redemption for people like dis. They should be sentenced to life in jail kawai.”
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