Nigerian girl stabbed to death in Abidjan

The death of a Nigerian girl,
Queen Ebimaho, has left some Nigerians in
Abidjan, living with fear of insecurity.
Ebimaho, was on Aug. 24, found dead in a
pool of her own blood inside her room in a
brothel in Ajame, Abidjan.
Eyewitnesses told reporters that the corpse
of the girl who only arrived Abidjan about
two months ago had a series of punctures.
She is said to have been brought into the
country by a Nigerian lady identified as Joy
Larry.
Many Nigerian girls who are regularly
trafficked into the country take to
prostitution as a means of survival.
Although no case of death has occurred in
the past six months, many of the girls face
undue harassment and intimidation from
men who patronise them.
Meanwhile some Nigerians residing in
Ajame who spoke to journalists have
accused the Consular Officer in the Nigerian
Embassy, Mr Obinna Ogbonna of treating
issues concerning Ebimaho’s death with
levity.
They accused the consular officer of failing
to make official report to the relevant
authorities in the host country to ensure
adequate investigations into the cause of
the dead.
According to them, the embassy also
refused to play any role in the burial of the
dead Nigerian in spite of repeated calls on
the consular officer.
When contacted, Ogbonna confirmed the
dead of the Nigerian, saying: “she died from
injuries that looked like stabs from a yet to
be identified person
“We took the matter officially to the Ivorian
police and we were told that she was
stabbed.
“But the girl in question has no consular
card, our investigations show that she is
just about two months old in the country,’’
he said.
He said the corpse was taken for burial by a
Nigerian identified as Osas, who also resides
in Ajame without any official information to
the embassy. (NAN)