Three women were arraigned before a Higher Shari’a Court in
Gusau for allegedly raping a 20 year old man. The man,
Abdulrahman Sulaiman, was a Man-O-War volunteer who went to the Women
Multi-Purpose Center in Gusau to help organize a preaching session organized by
the state’s Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs for women during the holy
month of Ramadan.
According to the police prosecutors three women, Hannatu Ibrahim
[23], Wosila Hassan [20] and Rukayya Hassan [21] conspired among themselves and
serially raped Abdulrahman until he lost consciousness! How did this happen?
The prosecutors said they lured him into a corner of the Women’s Centre, where
they “forced” him to have sex with them in turn until poor Abdulrahman fell
unconscious. It was said that he was rushed to hospital, where he was
resuscitated. The three women have now been remanded in prison custody until
Monday next week, when witnesses will be called to the court to testify against
them.
[23], Wosila Hassan [20] and Rukayya Hassan [21] conspired among themselves and
serially raped Abdulrahman until he lost consciousness! How did this happen?
The prosecutors said they lured him into a corner of the Women’s Centre, where
they “forced” him to have sex with them in turn until poor Abdulrahman fell
unconscious. It was said that he was rushed to hospital, where he was
resuscitated. The three women have now been remanded in prison custody until
Monday next week, when witnesses will be called to the court to testify against
them.
I suspect that half of Gusau town will turn up in court on that
day to hear the evidence against the three “conspirators.” If the three women
and the man in question actually did what they were alleged to have done 1] at
a preaching session 2] during the month of Ramadan 3] when the centre was
brimming with other women and children, then it will be a new low in religious
morality in this part of the world.
day to hear the evidence against the three “conspirators.” If the three women
and the man in question actually did what they were alleged to have done 1] at
a preaching session 2] during the month of Ramadan 3] when the centre was
brimming with other women and children, then it will be a new low in religious
morality in this part of the world.
The evidence will however be very interesting and it may force
this country’s lawyers and jurists to have to rewrite the law on rape. Some
years ago, I heard a senior lawyer say on television that the law on rape as it
stands today does not envisage a woman raping a man, unless if he is a minor who is
seduced by a much older woman. Otherwise, the lawyer said, “a woman cannot
really rape a man because it requires his willing cooperation” to effect the
act.
this country’s lawyers and jurists to have to rewrite the law on rape. Some
years ago, I heard a senior lawyer say on television that the law on rape as it
stands today does not envisage a woman raping a man, unless if he is a minor who is
seduced by a much older woman. Otherwise, the lawyer said, “a woman cannot
really rape a man because it requires his willing cooperation” to effect the
act.
It will be interesting to see if the witnesses will say
Abdulrahman shouted for help while he was being raped. Or what the three women
used to force his cooperation, a gun or a knife, for instance. Anatomically
speaking, while a man can successfully rape a woman who is not cooperating but
who goes limp at gunpoint, the same can hardly be said of the reverse case. A man
who has a gun or a knife pointed at him and goes limp cannot be successfully
raped!
Abdulrahman shouted for help while he was being raped. Or what the three women
used to force his cooperation, a gun or a knife, for instance. Anatomically
speaking, while a man can successfully rape a woman who is not cooperating but
who goes limp at gunpoint, the same can hardly be said of the reverse case. A man
who has a gun or a knife pointed at him and goes limp cannot be successfully
raped!
My only fear with this story is that many men in Gusau and
around this Nigeria will wistfully wish that they were the ones that were
raped. Mark you, the three alleged “conspirators” are young women hardly out of
teen ages. They will find many willing takers in Gusau and elsewhere in Nigeria
without resorting to any force! In fact, if someone were to call for male
volunteers to be raped, in this Nigeria, the queues will be longer than the men
who lined up at the Hisbah Office in Kano to marry widows and divorcees!
around this Nigeria will wistfully wish that they were the ones that were
raped. Mark you, the three alleged “conspirators” are young women hardly out of
teen ages. They will find many willing takers in Gusau and elsewhere in Nigeria
without resorting to any force! In fact, if someone were to call for male
volunteers to be raped, in this Nigeria, the queues will be longer than the men
who lined up at the Hisbah Office in Kano to marry widows and divorcees!
