USA Africa Dialogue Series - In the Gang Rape Case: The Politics of Denial and Excuses - by Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye

In the Gang Rape Case: The Politics of Denial and Excuses

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Written by Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye, Esq

Saturday, 01 October 2011 11:22

One does not have to be a lawyer to understand how untenable the position of the Police is. With the mountain of evidence already available, it smacks of incompetence for the Nigerian Police to expect "the victim to show up". Where is she to show up? She has already shown up for over an hour on the video clip that is out there for all to view. Indeed, the suspects can be convicted 10 times over without the victim showing up. In fact, if this were a modern and responsible police force, they would be impressing upon the suspects that even if the victim was dead, the suspects would be convicted, not only of rape but also of murder.

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