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| Dorothy at the station |
I understand that the "Abuja Environmental Protection Board" are trying to sanitize the city but they should be concious of peoples rights and go about their actions with constitutional discretion. Ironically Dorothy whois an Activist, philanthropist and actress, has fought for this same "Cause" , she has fought for victims of tns like this, now, she's a victim.
Below is how she recounted her ordeal in the hands of military personnel.
“On my way from the ambassador for peace beauty pageant held at the Sheraton Hotel Abuja.I decided to check on my brother at the end of my street. I parked my car in front of Dreams Garden at the end of my street behind one bus, and was going in to see Ugo (my brother) when a man dressed in a man-o-war uniform appeared from nowhere and shoved me on my breasts, commanding that I get into the bus I parked behind.
“I reprimanded him for touching my breasts but instead of apologizing,
he continued to pushing me by my breasts towards the bus, so when I
couldn’t bear it anymore I pushed him too and started running away.
“Three men wearing man-o-war uniform and a head warmer, no name tags and two plain clothes policemen ran
after me. When they caught me they descended on me, beating me
mercilessly despite the fact that I was screaming who I was.
“A girl who was waiting for me in my car, after waiting for a while and
didn’t see me, came down to go and look for me at my brother’s place.
She was horrified to see all those uniformed men assaulting me and
trying to force me into the bus.
“She started pleading with them, telling them who I am and even showing them my car
keys, but all to no avail. She started screaming when she thought they
were going to kill me and that attracted people’s attention.
“When crowd gathered and people started recognizing me, there started
coming to my rescue and there was almost a mob attack. A soldier out of
fear cocked his gun and said he’ll shoot me if I don’t enter the bus.
“What hurts most is that I’ve been fighting against violence against
women, and now I’m a first victim of it. I have over 70 cases of abused
women on Abuja streets.
“The team that assaulted me tried to escape. I chased them down to area
10. Ugo found me there and another soldier cocked a gun, pointed at his
tummy and threatened to shoot. A female soldier cocked her gun and
pointed at Justina, the girl in my car, who was supposed to be on my
show (ability talk, earlier in the day on love 104.5fm). Apparently the
female soldier wanted to shoot Justina for having piercing on her face,
because she said Justina was not a true Nigerian by that.
“Women have been randomly abducted and forced to confess to
prostitutions by AEPB in conjunction with the questionable NGO, Society
Against Prostitution and Child Labour.
“I have over 70 cases against them and now I’m a victim. Women are not safe in Abuja.
“The Military should be put to better use. It’s high time they pay for
the damages they have been causing. I am so traumatized. Having cocked
guns pointed at us is a mental image that tortures me.
“Government needs to hear us out, get facts and figures and stop the
abuse against women. I wish the national assembly will permit me make a
full presentation on the degree of this violence against women in Abuja
and act immediately on it.
“I have rape victims, bullet injury victims, people beaten out of their
jeeps at gunpoint whose names were published as prostitutes in national
dailies, abused youth coppers… all sorts of traumatized victims. These
people need rehabilitation at difference levels urgently.”
Well, we hope the government is reading because the worst kinds of violence are those against women and children.
She is still in the hospital responding to treatment at an Abuja Hospital.
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She is still in the hospital responding to treatment at an Abuja Hospital.
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