Nigeria: Actress Alleges Assault By AEPB, SAPCL Officials

11 December 2012

An Abuja-based actress, Dorothy Njemanze, Thursday alleged that she was assaulted by officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) in collaboration with Society Against Prostitution and Child Labour along Usuma Street, off Gana, Maitama Street, Abuja.

The actress, who is the president of Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, told journalists at an event to commemorate the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women that she was going about her business when the men attacked her in the middle of the night thinking she was a prostitute. She added that it was the second time she was assaulted by the same groups.

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