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| The Masquerade |
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| The Victim |
Tension mounts in Opi, Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu
State as masquerades took turn in the series of rape stories synonymous with
the community. The alleged rape of a female student, Ngozika Ugwu,
presented mixed feelings and reactions to what may have bedevilled the
community in the recent past.
Rape stories in Opi, a community in the university town of
Nsukka, have occupied major national dailies, hitting banner headlines, from
the three quarters that make up the community, Idi, Ogbozalla and Ibeku.
In 2011, the story of the rape of women between 70 and 80
years spread like wild fire in the country, raising eyebrows on the motive for
such inhuman and barbaric act by, especially, youths of the community. Some of
them were fingered and allegedly arrested, interrogated by the police but
could not be persecuted because of want of evidence.