This is the day when a burning arrow dipped in poison pierced the heart of an unsuspecting victim and left her devastated, a day when the heavens stood still in awe of man's inhumanity to man, a day when the garment of a virgin was indelibly stained with blood.
It was Feb 10, 2017, Tochi Chukwuka, a fifteen year old SS2 student in her routine activity left for school in the morning . The conclusion of the day's academic activities gave way to the misfortune that befell her. A young man had stalked her from her school gate to her bus stop using a tricycle popularly know as "Keke". After alighting, he went after her as she made her way home. After few steps away from the bus stop, he caught up with her and immediately began making advances at her amidst passersby and bystanders. He touched her arm repeatedly and that was all she could remember.
The next time she opened her eyes, though her vision was blurry, she noticed she was in bed in a strange room, an excruciating pain between her thighs drew her attention to her private part. The probing finger was stained with blood. She was still in a state of confusion when the rapist returned. His dreadlocks, unkept beard, furrowed face, well developed muscles, discrete tattoos which featured a scorpion and cross, and stench of alcohol oozing from his sweaty body sent fear through her spine. She pleaded with him to set her free but her plea was thrown into the bin, her second request was to go outside to pee but he offered her a bucket instead, her objection earned her a slap, another round of rape in which she was forced to smoke cigarette and she lost consciousness again.
Back home the worried parents had visited the school, police station, printed and circulated her picture. A tip off from a concerned individual led the police to the accommodation of the rapist, he was nabbed at about 2am on Feb 24 2017 and it was evident that at that unholy hour, he was busy raping his victim. This happened in the industrious city of Aba, Abia ,State, Nigeria.
The name and picture are not true identity of the victim but the story is true.
Thank you for reading.
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