Human rights activist and social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has called out members of the National Assembly for their silence over renewed calls for justice for the late Ochanya Ogbanje, a teenager who was reportedly raped to death in 2018.
In a post shared via her official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, Yesufu questioned why most lawmakers have remained indifferent to the growing public outcry demanding accountability and justice for the victim.
She wrote,
“The National Assembly is supposed to be the activist in government at the federal level. Who amongst the members have spoken on #JusticeForOchanya? I have seen Senator @NatashaAkpoti. Please list the others you see. We must know those who are silent when we are in pain.”
Yesufu’s statement comes amid a resurgence of nationwide conversations about the case, which recently gained renewed attention across social media platforms following reports highlighting the slow pace of prosecution and perceived injustice in the matter.
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Her remarks have intensified public pressure on legislators to speak up and take action, particularly as many Nigerians continue to demand full accountability for those responsible for the assault and death of Ochanya.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central had earlier joined the growing call for justice, describing Ochanya’s death as “a painful reminder of society’s failure to protect its children.”
The late Ochanya Ogbanje, a 13-year-old student of Federal Government Girls College, Gboko, Benue State, died in 2018 after suffering prolonged sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by a guardian and his son, sparking nationwide outrage.