Four secondary students identified as Jeremiah Odah, Dick
Alo, Ofobuike Alo and Obumnaeme , have been declared
wanted by the police in Ebonyi State for allegedly gang-
raping » a 16-year-old girl to coma, reports Sun

Newspaper.
The incident reportedly happened at Okpoitumo Community
in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state when the four
boys, two of them brothers, invaded the home of the girl
whose name was given as Gladys Edward , when her
parents had gone out, and asked to sleep with her but when
she refused, they beat her up and forcefully took turns
raping her » till she lost consciousness and is currently
battling for her life in a private hospital.
After raping her, the students, all of Galaxy Foundation
Secondary School, Ndiofoke Amagu, in the same local
government area, were said to have carried the
unconscious girl from her house and dumped her in a bush
where she was found two days later by a search party
organized by the community.
According to the medical report conducted on the girl, she
sustained serious internal injuries in her body including her
private parts during the assault.
The matter was reported to the Ebonyi State family law
center while the boys have since disappeared from their
hostels and the community.