by Anike Jacobs
Seven ladies who attended a vigil in a new generation church located at 2nd Cemetery Road, Benin-City, were allegedly raped by armed bandits who stormed the location at about 4am on Thursday.
“Though I was not raped, I was beaten mercilessly when they were asking us to identify the pastor and we refused. After collecting our phones, money and jewelleries, they ordered some of the ladies to undress. They threatened to kill them if they refused and, of course, they removed their clothes and were raped one by one.
“It was actually two churches that they attacked. They raped five women in our church. Later, we found out that they raped two others in a church close to ours. They ransacked the church and collected any cash they found and escaped. It was a horrible sight.”
The raped women are said to be receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital on Ekenwan Road, Benin City.
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