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Hoodlums Gang Rape, Stab Student To Death In Taraba (Photos)

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A student of the school of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo, has been gang-raped and stabbed to death in Taraba state.

The victim identified as Mercy Victor, a final year student of the school of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo, was returning to school on Sunday night after she went to spend the weekend in town. On her way back to school, at about 10pm – 11pm, she reportedly ran into three keke riders around specialist and school of Nursing’s bridge and they raped and stabbed her.

Mercy was later found in a pool of blood and was taken to the nearby specialist hospital Jalingo where she died this morning, Tuesday, 5th June 2018.

According to reports, Mercy isn’t the first victim of the keke riders. The men are reportedly in the habit of raping women around the same area but have never been arrested.

Taraba Police Public Relations Officer, ASP David Missal, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Jalingo.
He said Mercy was a final year student of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo.
“Yes the matter was reported to the Headquarters on Tuesday morning and was referred to the GRA Police Station in Jalingo for investigation,” he said.

 

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