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OCHANYA: The Story, the Court, the Society!
1. In 2018, the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje sparked street protests, online activism, and legal actions.
What happened? This thread will be in three parts: the story, the court, and the society.
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1. In 2018, the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje sparked street protests, online activism, and legal actions.
What happened? This thread will be in three parts: the story, the court, and the society.
#JusticeForOchanya
THE STORY:
2. Ochanya was only 8 years old when she left her village in Ogene-Amejo for Ugbokolo township of Benue State to live with her maternal relatives – the Ogbuja’s – in order to attend school, as there was none in her village. Soon after, the...
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2. Ochanya was only 8 years old when she left her village in Ogene-Amejo for Ugbokolo township of Benue State to live with her maternal relatives – the Ogbuja’s – in order to attend school, as there was none in her village. Soon after, the...
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3. ... couple's son, 19-year-old Victor, started raping Ochanya. On one of such days, Victor's sister, Winifred, caught him in the act. Winifred reported to their parents. Mrs. Ogbuja scolded her son, Victor, but threatened Ochanya that she would be sent...
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1. Getting justice for victims and survivors of rape in Nigeria remain problematic. Even in the face of explicit, undeniable, and admissible evidence, issues bordering on "technicalities" are used as excuses to frustrate justice.
We must all be worried...
1. Getting justice for victims and survivors of rape in Nigeria remain problematic. Even in the face of explicit, undeniable, and admissible evidence, issues bordering on "technicalities" are used as excuses to frustrate justice.
We must all be worried...
2)... about today's concurrent judgments at the Federal High Court (Makurdi) on the civil case of negligence brought against Mrs. Felicia Ogbuja, and that of the Benue State High Court on the criminal case of rape against Mr. Andrew Ogbuja and his...
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3) ...his fugitive son, Victor Ogbuja.
We'd fail previous and upcoming generations if we, as a society, allow Ochanya Ogbanje's case go without the justice she truly deserves. We must not be a people that easily moves on after the initial dust of shock...
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We'd fail previous and upcoming generations if we, as a society, allow Ochanya Ogbanje's case go without the justice she truly deserves. We must not be a people that easily moves on after the initial dust of shock...
#JusticeForOchanya
