Rape victim killed in Accident while heading to Court

A rape victim was yesterday killed in a fatal accident while heading for the court case in Edo State, many have suspected foul play in the incident.

Miss Promise Ezekiel of Brave Heart Initiative (BHI), who hails from Benin, Edo state, was following up a rape case in the court, when she was involved in a fatal accident which killed her alongside the rape victim, according to Nkechi Ugochukwu, who described her ‘as a heroine in the struggle’ in a social media post earlier today.

Reacting to the ugly situation, Prince Chukwuemeka Uba, the National President of Ohanaeze Youth Foundation, Nigeria, OYFN, challenged the Commissioner of Police, Edo State, to launch a thorough investigation aimed at unraveling the remote cause or causes of the auto crash, believing there is more to that incident, bearing in mind a rape case was involved.

According to him, the police could begin by profiling the person involved in the rape issue, towards ascertaining his past on such case or any other criminal matters.