The Cross River State Attorney General has been directed to immediately prosecute the man who raped a young lady in Okuni Ikom, along side four members of his gang.
The tragic incident occurred on November 6, 2017, when gunmen invaded a farm in Okuni Ikom, stole bags of cocoa and gang raped the wife of one of the farmers, while the husband was made to watch, tied to a tree.
In March 2018, over 1000 women from Okuni community took to the streets to demand justice for their colleague, describing the incident as barbaric and a shameful one.
Investigations revealed that their protest was as a result of the arrest of one of the culprits, who was later released on bail without adequate sanction by the police, in Ikom.
However, Dr. Inyang Asibong, the Commissioner for Health, and the Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Betta Edu, last Wednesday, paid a visit to the victim and let out that the culprits have been rearrested and will be charged to court with immediate effect.
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