Family seeks justice as criminals gang-rape, kill teenager in Taraba

<p>An 18-year-old girl has been reportedly raped and killed by yet to be identified criminal gangs in Taraba State.</p>, <p>The name of the victim was given as Wassa Joel Tuwa.</p>, <p>A family source, Ayuba Solomon Bissa, who spoke with DAILY POST in Jalingo, the State capital, said the victim who hailed from Yorro Local Government Council of the State was gang-raped and murdered behind a mountain located in the State capital.</p>, <p>The victim, who according to Ayuba, left her family house in Jalingo to Lankaviri village last Saturday, was allegedly raped and subsequently killed by unknown persons.</p>, <p>The family source said, “my younger sister (Wassa), left our family house here along Bishop’s Coat Road, Jalingo, to the village in Lankavirir on Saturday where the murderers met her.”</p>, <p>Her remains, according to him, were discovered by a little boy.</p>, <p>“We did not see her until Sunday morning when a little boy who was hawking firewood discovered her dead body by the roadside and ran back to inform our parents of what he saw.</p>, <p>“Residents moved to the scene and discovered the lifeless body of my younger sister, Wassa.</p>, <p>“Following security advice, her corpse was later evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre Jalingo.</p>, <p>“A doctor on duty confirmed to us that the victim was gang-raped before she was killed,” he lamented.</p>, <p>The family pleaded with security agencies to fish out those behind the brutal killing of the victim.</p>, <p>As of the time of filing this report, the police are yet to issue a statement on the incident.</p>