The young lady who was recently flogged with her lover at the Wa Naa’s Palace after a video of them in their underwear went viral said that she has fled her house and cannot go to work.
TV3 said that the young woman whose identity has been suppressed expressed her regret over the social and psychological toll her assault had had.
According to the lady who spoke to a reporter, the young men who approached her “told me to go with them to the palace and while we were on our way, they kept beating me until we reached”
“When the young men came to me, they told me to go with them to the palace and while we were on our way, they kept beating me until we reached the palace,” she told a reporter.
“I could hear people yelling, “Flog her, flog her” Nobody came to my aid. After they flogged me 20 times, I was left with bruises and blisters all over my back and buttocks,”
The lady also spoke about the financial strain of paying for her own medical care and how the incident has prevented her from returning to her job.
“I was left to my fate. I had to call a friend who took me to the Wa municipal hospital for treatment and paid for the treatment; I think it was between five hundred and six hundred cedis.”
That day of humiliation and suffering has left me no choice but to stay away from work. During the interview, she broke down in tears and said, “I hope I could obtain a respectable job somewhere to take care of myself.”
Meanwhile, the police have indicated in a report that the suspects have been apprehended with the assistance of the Wa Naa and some members of the community, and they will be subject to the full force of the law.
“Police have detained three (3) individuals in connection with a viral video showing two people being publicly flogged in front of the Wa Naa’s Palace. Sidiki Osman, Bushiran Knigir, and Isahaku Mahama were apprehended with the assistance of the Wa Naa and a few community members. The three will be subject to legal action, according to the statement.”
In addition, “the Police are pursuing the other suspects in order to bring them to justice,” the report said.
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