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Women protest constant rape, murder by thugs in Imo

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8 years ago

April 7, 2016

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A group of women from the Umuduruegwelle community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State thronged the streets to protest against what they termed as “incessant rape and murder of innocent mothers in the area,” by faceless miscreants.

At the protests, the women brandished placards with inscriptions such as: ‘We detest raping, killing of women in Umuduruegwelle,’ ‘NDLEA: Stop the selling and consumption of hard drugs in Umuduruegwelle,’ ‘IMSG and police, check activities of cultists in our community.’

Mrs. Theresa Iwundu, who spoke on behalf of the protesting women called on all security agencies operating in the state, to save them from their current travails. “We are tired of the rape and murder cases bedeviling our community. The ugly incidents are gradually destroying the peace of the community,” Mrs. Iwundu lamented.

Mrs. Iwundu also expressed fear that the hoodlums were gradually penetrating into the primary and secondary schools in the area. “It is sad to note that our women no longer fancy going to their farms for fear of being either raped or murdered by the rampaging hoodlums,” Iwundu said. She described the protest as “a last resort and another way of expressing our plight to government and the security agencies.”

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