A female Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Borno State, Aisha Umar, has taken her life after allegedly being raped by an official of an International Non-Governmental Organisation, (name withheld).
The deceased, who was performing menial jobs for survival, was reportedly lured to the apartment of the suspect at 303 Housing Estate, near Dalori IDP camp, Maiduguri, under the guise of cleaning the place.
The suspect, identified as Huzaif Adam, 35 yrs-old, was said to have forcefully had sex with her when she came into his apartment.
According to a source, the victim’s cry for help attracted neighbours to Adam’s apartment, who were said to have forced his door open but he had already raped her by then.
The source said the victim, who was traumatised, rushed to Adam’s kitchen where she picked up a knife that she used to stab herself. She was said to have died moments later at the hospital.
A Police officer, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the suspect was detained at Gwange Division of Borno Police Command after his arrest but he was later transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
The Executive Director of Women in the New Nigeria and Youth Empowerment initiative, Comrade Lucy D. Yunana, also said she visited both Gwange Police Station and the University of Maiduguri to ascertain the incident.
