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Woman Shot In The Mouth For Resisting Gang Rape From Armed Bandits

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A group of armed bandits had reportedly shot a woman, simply identified as Geri, in the mouth for resisting their attempt to rape her in Abuja.
Narrating the terrible incident to journalists, her widowed elder sister,Caroline Anande, who stays in the same area with the victim and whose husband was buried just three months ago,disclosed that Geri had not eaten or talked since the fateful day she had the encounter.
It was also learnt that she was discharged and referred to National Hospital or Zaria for further medical attention after spending 10 days at the hospital.

The victim could not talk but could only write down responses relating to the incident, because her tongue was almost cut off, her mouth terribly wounded by bullets robbers shot at her mouth. She could not turn her head either because the bullet hit part of her neck, according to The Sun.
It was learnt that  the victim’s tongue was stitched and she she had some sanitary tissues in her mouth to help dry the saliva that was gushing out of the mouth as a result of the incident.
Anande said, “My heart is heavy, I am heartbroken looking at my sister lying in pains, she was supporting me immensely with the little income since my husband died.  We had been managing to cope with our lean resources until armed robbers surfaced to wipe sleep away from our eyes.”
She also disclosed how hardworking the victim was before the incident.
“She always leaves home at 4:30am for work, though she left at 5am that morning, because of the daily traffic on the Nyanya-Mararaba express but she couldn’t get to Abuja-Keffi expressway to board a bus that will convey her to town that day, narrated Anande.

“My sister testified after regaining consciousness on a written note, how a masked armed robber snatched her phone and handbag. Thereafter, commanded her to undress, she pleaded with them, they were two men the unmasked man was behind backing them while the operation was going on. But, they shouted at her to undress amid her pleas explaining that she was menstruating. But these evil agents insisted on raping her

“In the struggle, she screamed loud in fear for help, and that angered the armed man wearing mask that shot a bullet into her mouth and vanished, leaving her unconscious and bleeding.
“It was an okada rider residing within their vicinity that called to inform the sister of the incident.

“In fact, I was devastated seeing her helpless on the ground. Sincerely I thought she was already dead with the quantity of blood on the ground and on her body from heavy bleeding. I remain thankful to God and my neighbours who assisted to take her to the Nyanya General hospital where received initial treatment to revive her before she was referred to the Maitama General Hospital where they told us that her was affected by the shot and her tongue almost chopped off.

“The Brekete Family supported us with N100,000 which he paid to the hospital himself to ensure my sister’s urgent treatment. We have been going to the Gwagwalada General Hospital for medical treatment. Though, I am facing the challenges of feeding and transportation, because my sister until this unfortunate incident was the bread winner of my family.
“I am a widow with seven children without any source of livelihood. And she is still living with bullet inside her body. The hospital said a surgery to remove the pellets would only be possible after the wound in her mouth healed. We believe God for her healing and the possibility of financial provision for the surgery.”

Meanwhile, the victim who couldn’t talk managed to write an appeal for people to assist her in prayers and donations to offset the bills to enable her undergo the surgery to remove the bullets lodged in her body by the cruel thieves.

Her note read, “I need assistance relieve my sister’s burden, she is unemployed and not engaged in any form of trade, because of financial incapacity to cater for her seven children, who are also not attending school. I call for help from anybody that cares to see me through this predicament.”

A source who lives in the same area with the victim, Mrs. Abubakar Ahmed, a staff of NIPOST stated thatthere was serious insecirity in theri area.

“In fact, it is a tradition for us to leave this community as early as 4:30AM to our places of work in the city because of the terrible traffic on the Nyanya-Mararaba road.

“We have local security outfits that guard the area at night till 5am leaving us to our fate for the day. The need to leave very early for work is what mainly exposes us to security risks on the way and that is because we need to leave that early to escape the traffic jam on the way.”

Victim lying in the hospital. (photo Credit: Daily Sun)
Victim lying in the hospital. (photo Credit: Daily Sun)

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