An eighteen-year old auxiliary nurse
has been raped by a group of robbers who invaded the
hospital where she works on Santa Maria Street, in Egan, Igando area of
Lagos.
has been raped by a group of robbers who invaded the
hospital where she works on Santa Maria Street, in Egan, Igando area of
Lagos.
The incident was the third of its
kind in the same hospital, and it happened in the wee hours of last
Thursday.
kind in the same hospital, and it happened in the wee hours of last
Thursday.
It was gathered by Punch that the
robbers stormed the hospital, scaling the fence before gaining entrance into
the premises of the hospital. After gaining entrance, they tied a 19-year-old
security guard of the hospital with ropes and locked him up in a room.
After frantic effort, the robbers
failed to make appreciable looting, they resorted to raping the 18-year old
auxiliary nurse in turns.
failed to make appreciable looting, they resorted to raping the 18-year old
auxiliary nurse in turns.
The lady in question has since
gone to report the case to the police, accusing the management of the hospital
of dereliction of duty and said she was raped by the men.
gone to report the case to the police, accusing the management of the hospital
of dereliction of duty and said she was raped by the men.
“She also alleged that the owner
of the hospital did not provide adequate security for his workers and subjected
her to mental torture by losing her virginity through rape”, a source said.
The source added that the medical
director of the hospital was arrested, but later released on bail.
director of the hospital was arrested, but later released on bail.
The hospital’s medical director,
Dr. Ademola Dominic, confirmed the incident but denied that the victim was
raped. He also said he was never arrested by the police.
He further said that, “It is an
everyday affair here. The robbers come to the street almost every time to rob
residents. It is the third time they would come to the hospital. They came in
and dispossessed patients of their valuables.
everyday affair here. The robbers come to the street almost every time to rob
residents. It is the third time they would come to the hospital. They came in
and dispossessed patients of their valuables.
“When the incident happened, we
took her through some tests and discovered she was intact. She is still a
virgin and nothing happened to her. It is just that as a young girl, she
suffered some shocks and that is all.
took her through some tests and discovered she was intact. She is still a
virgin and nothing happened to her. It is just that as a young girl, she
suffered some shocks and that is all.
“But if you heard she was raped,
well, maybe she was a victim of circumstances and that obviously was not my
fault. If I have a house and robbers raid my house and then rape somebody, is
that my fault?
well, maybe she was a victim of circumstances and that obviously was not my
fault. If I have a house and robbers raid my house and then rape somebody, is
that my fault?
“I am doing all these because of
the girl. And if it is her parents or anybody that spreading wrong information,
I don’t think I am to blame. I have already tried my best.
the girl. And if it is her parents or anybody that spreading wrong information,
I don’t think I am to blame. I have already tried my best.
He concluded that the security
had been beefed up in the area to forestall a recurrence.
had been beefed up in the area to forestall a recurrence.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, have denied any knowledge of the incident at the
hospital.
Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, have denied any knowledge of the incident at the
hospital.
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