Nigerian police arrest 15 after viral videos of alleged sexual assault at festival
Nigerian police say 15 people have been arrested following allegations of sexual assault at a community festival in the southern Delta state. The Delta state police have rejected claims circulating online that the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro was a “rape festival”. Local spokesperson Bright Edafe told Channels TV on Monday that no formal report of rape had been made in connection with the festival.
Videos taken during the Alue-Do fertility festival in the city of Ozoro, show groups of young men chasing, stripping, grabbing and assaulting women in public spaces. The police spokesman described the scenes as “alarming, disgusting and embarrassing” and said they had arrested several suspects identified from the videos and transferred them to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Edafe told Channels: “We have spoken to four girls and all of them said nobody raped them.” Among those detained is a community leader widely named as the organiser of the event.
The police say investigations are continuing. Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu condemned the alleged assaults and urged security agencies to prosecute all offenders. In a signed statement, she said no culture justified violating women and girls, praised police for recent arrests, and encouraged victims to seek medical and psychological support.
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Nigerian police are investigating alleged sexual assaults at a community festival in Delta state. Viral videos sparked outrage and renewed calls for accountability - but what really happened?
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