According to Naturize who pleaded with artistes not to organise free show again, stated that over 20 ladies were raped in turns at the event.
She added that despite the presence of security agencies, the ridiculous acts still took place.
Read her post below:
So your favourite celebrity decided to give back to the community, makes his concert free, but his fans(most) present at the square starts to rape girls like it’s part of the script!
They not only Rape girls, but go in turns, protect the rapist from security agents and then start to play with the victims undies! Please someone tell me this is Sodom$Gomorrah !
Never seen or heard of Rape being this glorified, truth is if your community is filled with toxic people, don’t live in denial, fix your problem even if it means not putting up a show, Yes please don’t, more so don’t make it worse!
Before you come here to ask what the girls wore?( which just shows your low IQ) Girls on jeans were RAPED! These boys came with X-Men claws, they ripped jeans like it was a wet piece of paper, still had the nerves to wear condoms, have an erect and rape a lady till she bled.
See ehn, No Artiste should ever have a free Show! The amount of fans that don’t appreciate the efforts are the ones to traumatize ladies for life, and it’s not worth it! NO F.O.C! What a systematic rape!
They had their Governor on seat, over 100 force men on standby, Bouncers were there too, but these retarded fools still found a way to leave girls naked, how do you rape a girl in front of her boyfriend? Are you normal? They beat and tossed boyfriends off!
They bought condoms! Aswear these guys are far from normal! To the men around me arguing about the wrong choice of clothes the girls wore, may your mothers in the village be raped while she’s fully dressed to go for a meeting, fully clad up, after that I’ll be here waiting!
Coal city with 80% of it’s youth being stupid and mentally derailed, the ones that leave their rooms just to cause havoc! It’s safe to say I’M NEVER GOING TO ENUGU STATE AGAIN! Never HEARD of this craziness in Lagos!
No free shows! if this show had 5k as the least ticket, these beast won’t afford it! I’m literally shouting “No free shows again” some messed up fools! Apparently it’s perceived as a norm! I kept hearing ” E no new na, e happen for phynosfest” Walahi people are mad
People had to donate clothes to cover victims at intervals! It was that bad! Thought they said sex is cheap, so pls walk down the street and buy it cheap or take it free, don’t rape girls, don’t ever do it!
With the policemen on ground, the rape scenerio we witnessed helpless was over 20, and this was right beside the front of house, which is not far from the stage.
Arik I’m ready to leave this place, thanks but no thanks for having me! Happy Easter and remember Rape should never be justified!”
UPDATED! Read updated version here>>
Some Nigerians have lamented alleged gang rapes in a concert featuring popular Afro pop star, Chinedu Okoli, aka Flavour, at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu on Saturday.
While some berated the organisers of the concert for not speaking on the incident, others called on the state government to address issues of gang rapes at concerts in the state.
This followed a report on social media that some attendees of the Flavour’s concert alleged mass gang rapes.
They claimed that they witnessed some ladies being ravished by hoodlums during the show, which was reportedly attended by the state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
The participants said the policemen and bouncers at the event could not do anything to stop the sexual attacks.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement, had said the police had a case of attempted gang rape, adding that a suspect was in custody.
Some Nigerians, who reacted to the report on different social media platforms, said the situation was getting out of hand.
On Twitter, one MsCole @bimzycole, said something could be wrong with residents of the area.
“I may be wrong. Isn’t it the same Enugu that some people had rape stories to tell after Phyno’s concert? There is something wrong with the men living in that city and it seems they get away with this gruesome act,” she tweeted.
Another user, ThankGod Ukachukwu@tksilicon, suggested the use of military officials during concerts in the state.
He said, “Last year’s biggest concert in Enugu, there were rape allegations. This year at Flavour’s concert, there were incidents of rape. The concert organisers should invest more in security. Add N200 per ticket for security and make it obvious and use the army.”
One jeffrey@VillageParrot, said, “Enugu boys, come out and let’s talk about the rape culture in your state that has left many girls raped at two concerts.”
A user, Chuklegend@Chuklegend, said the recurrent trend should be a source of concern to the authorities.
One MsCole @bimzycole said, “Enugu State Government can’t ignore the rape cases anymore. First it was Phyno, now it’s Flavour’s concert. What’s going on? Is there a need to ban live concerts in the state? Animals in human skin.”
A responder, Malarkey @InvictaPars, however, wondered why the organisers of the Flavour concert had yet to issue a statement on the incident.
“More than 24 hours after news of allegations of organised gang rapes broke in Enugu, neither the show’s organisers nor the performer, Flavour, has uttered a word of condemnation. Meanwhile, the conversation on social media has long descended to disagreements about the ethnic identity of perpetrators,” he said.
One Bugzy Dvinci @bugzydvinci, urged the victims to summon the courage and tell their stories.
“Dear coal city, this was what happened when people got raped at a concert: Drake & Future got sued. Enugu is quiet about the concert rape that has been going on since Phyno Fest 2017. You can’t bring people to a concert without proper security logistics and plan,” he tweeted.
One Onyema Isa claimed this his friend’s sister was among the victims of the alleged rape.
He asked the state government to fish out the suspects.
A Doctor, who identified herself as Dr Bunmi Binitie, said the residents needed religious programmes, urging the state governor to invite a deliverance preacher to the state.
One Sheryph Apena cursed the alleged perpetrators.
“The police could have shot into the air and just stop the nonsense concert right away And the thing dey just vex me as I dey read am, kini gbogbo nonsense yi na,” he said.
However, the Enugu State Government, in its reaction, said it never sponsored Flavour’s concert.
The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe, in a telephone chat with newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday, distanced Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from the show.
“It is not a government-sponsored concert,” he said.
Anikwe noted that the government would work with the police to forestall recurring rapes during musical concerts in the state.
He said, “We have noted what the security agencies, precisely the police, said on the matter, so we are going to work with them.
“The truth is that there is something good being done in Enugu State, which miscreants are taking advantage of to commit crimes. We can’t take joy away from the people.
“What we are going to do is to work with the police to strengthen security at such concerts in the future.”
Flavour’s management team had yet to respond to calls and a text message from one of our correspondents on the incident as of press time.