A Nigerian lady has taken to micro-blogging site Twitter to narrate a case of sexual assault she encountered in public.
Equally important, the lady disclosed that her nine-year-old cousin who was with her at the time was subjected to the same treatment. The alleged victim tweeted from the handle @EfikIbi. Specifically, she made the revelations via her personal Twitter handle on Monday June 15, 2020.
The chilling case of sexual assault had the woman allege that one of the men put his hand in her sweatpants to squeeze her butt. Further, she claimed that the other man made sexual references to her under-age cousin.
Meanwhile, 1st News has reproduced her narration of the incident below.
‘‘I hate it here. I fucking hate it here. If you’ve ever said women are over reacting, fuck you!! I’m so pissed and scared. And this girl is seeing me cry. I’m waiting for my ride by the road, with my baby cousin. This man rubs her shoulder and says, “this one go sweet oh.
‘‘She’s 9!! She’s fucking 9. I’m holding my cousin and asking this fool wtf his problem is. His friend comes from behind, sticks his hand into my sweatpants, squeezes my butt and laughs saying “she go sweet like her big sister.” I’m stuck between these men, scared and angry!!
‘‘They block me asking why I’m shouting. That ‘no be man go still fuck her?’ Referring to my cousin. She’s scared and confused and I can’t even get her away from these men. A man comes over, and I’m struggling to narrate everything. He asks why I’m over reacting. That they were just admiring my sister. He walks off like that. Leaving me with this. girl.
‘‘I froze. Couldn’t reach for my pepper spray, or do anything. I just fucking froze. I can’t protect myself or anyone. They wouldn’t let us leave till my ride came. I hate it here. I fucking hate it,’’ she lamented.
Her narration drew a storm of reactions from other Twitter users; the majority of whom condemned the actions of the men.
1st News reports that Nigerians have been left reeling by a sharp rise in cases of rape and sexual assault. The incidents, some of which have involved rape and murder, has seen a call by many for concerted action to nip the disturbing trend in the bud.
