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Fifteen suspects arrested after police investigations of sexual violence exploiting a cultural festival, with over 500 women's groups demanding prosecution under Nigerian law.
- On Saturday the Delta State Police Command said seven more suspects were arrested in Oramudu Quarters, Ozoro area, raising the total in custody to fifteen, while CP Aina Adesola condemned the acts and promised prosecution.
- On Friday social media was flooded with videos showing men assaulting women at the festival, DAILY POST reported, sparking outrage and demands from more than 500 women’s rights organisations under Womanifesto.
- Acting on directives, CP-SAT operatives analysed video evidence, arresting the alleged organiser and four others while identifying eleven additional suspects by name, urging victims and witnesses to provide credible information confidentially.
- Amid mounting outrage, Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress, condemned the attacks, criticised the Governor of Delta State's silence, and CP Aina Adesola pledged prosecutions.
- The coalition pointed to the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, saying threats and intimidation of affected women are punishable offences under Nigerian law and must be prosecuted.
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'Rape Festival': 15 Suspects In Custody - Police
The Police Command in Delta State has confirmed the arrest of 11 additional suspects linked to Thursday’s alleged sexual assault in Ozoro community. Spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Asaba, the state capital, following a crackdown on those allegedly involved. “In furtherance of earlier disturbing reports on alleged sexual assaults in Oramudu Quarters, Ozoro, the command provides an update on ongoing investiga…
Police release findings on Ozoro sexual assault, 15 arrested
Following outrage over the harassment and molestation of women during a festival in Oramudu Quarters, Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State Police Command, yesterday, arrested 11 more persons.
Delta Festival Assault: Police arrest 11 more suspects, total now 16
Authorities said preliminary findings indicate that the suspects exploited the festival atmosphere to perpetrate acts of sexual violence, stressing that such actions do not represent any legitimate cultural practice. The post Delta Festival Assault: Police arrest 11 more suspects, total now 16 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Women’s groups demand arrests over Ozoro festival assaults
More than 500 women’s rights organisations have demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of individuals allegedly involved in acts of sexual harassment and assault during a traditional festival in Ozoro, Delta State, describing the incident as a grave violation of women’s rights. The groups, operating under a coalition known as Womanifesto, condemned the alleged abuses and called on the Inspector-General of Police to order the immediate arr…
ActionAid demands action over Ozoro festival assault on women, girls
ActionAid Nigeria has fiercely condemned the “disturbing and unacceptable” public assault on women and girls at a recent cultural festival in Ozoro, Delta State, rejecting any efforts to minimise the violence as mere tradition. In a statement signed by Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, the organisation stressed that violence against women and girls […]
Ozoro sexual assault: Police confirm 15 suspects in custody
The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the arrest of eleven additional suspects linked to Thursday’s alleged sexual assault in Ozoro community. Spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Asaba, following a crackdown on those allegedly involved. “In furtherance of earlier disturbing reports on alleged sexual assaults in Oramudu … The post Ozoro sexual assault: Police confirm 15 suspects in custody appear…
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