Petitioners seek justice for four-year-old Siyama, who allegedly died of shock after sexual abuse
14 October 2022 |
1:35 am
A petition calling on International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria; Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs; the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other concerned bodies to advocate or canvass justice for Siyama.
Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA)
597 sign petition seeking justice for Siyama’s family
A petition calling on International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria; Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs; the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other concerned bodies to advocate or canvass justice for Siyama, a four-year old girl who died out of the fear and trauma inflicted by an abuser, who may walk free because of the justice system, has garnered 597 signatories
Siyama, also known as Khadija Adam Muhammad fondly, was sexually abused in Kano by 40- year-old man. The Guardian learnt that the abuser usually took her to a nearby shop, gave her sweets and biscuits, and then proceeded to defile the innocent child.
On this fateful day, she was peeing and crying profusely, so her mother had to examine her, while wondering what was wrong. To her greatest surprise and horror, she noticed that Siyama, her little girl, was bleeding from her genital area. She quickly took her to the room and tried to learn about what happened to her.
After much encouragement, Siyama finally told her mother what was done to her and the threat to life. She said: “He said he will cut me into slices and give me to his cat to eat me up if I tell anyone.” Her father was said to have reported at the police station and they picked up the man for questioning.
According to Amina Aminu, a concerned citizen, who stated a petition to compel authorities to do the needful, Siyama was called to identify the abuser before the arrest was concluded but immediately she sighted him, she started trembling and physically shaking out of trauma. The suspect was taken away, but the little girl kept shaking and she was eventually rushed to the hospital, where she sadly passed on.
But Aminu said though, Siyama died out of the fear and trauma inflicted by an abuser inflicted by an abuser, her family deserves justice.
“Something must be done so that other girls and boys can be saved from the predatory grip of child molesters, ‘’ she said.
Already, 597 have signed the petition out of 1,000 signatories to get concerned bodies deliver justice for Siyama.
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