It was gathered that the little girl was sent by her
mother at about 8pm to buy the item from Bashir who runs the provision
shop in an estate in the area when he pounced on her and violently defiled her and she gave up the ghost few days later in a private hospital from internal injuries.
The
state chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ),
as well as the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), have
come out to embark on a campaign for the suspect not to be granted bail
until he is tried.
The chairperson of NAWOJ in the state, Lillian Okonkwo,
alleged that friends and relatives of Bashir had been making efforts to
get him out on bail, noting that before he was finally arrested, the
police was initially reluctant to go after him until NAWOJ and FIDA
mounted pressure on them.
“It
is unfortunate that she died. But we are appealing that the bail being
sought by the relatives of Bashir should not be granted,” Okonkwo said in a statement.
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