{"id":706782,"date":"2019-09-16T18:39:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/16\/mixed-reactions-as-protesters-blame-victims-found-dead-in-rivers-hotel\/"},"modified":"2019-09-16T18:39:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:39:40","slug":"mixed-reactions-as-protesters-blame-victims-found-dead-in-rivers-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/16\/mixed-reactions-as-protesters-blame-victims-found-dead-in-rivers-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Reactions As Protesters Blame Victims Found Dead In Rivers Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10234484_img20190916121914_jpeg061802f410312f091b9977eb4d65bc1a.jpeg\" alt=\"Port Harcourt Killings\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In what seems like a \u2018serial killer on the loose\u2019 attacks in Port Harcourt, residents have taken to the street to protest against the killings.<\/p>\n<p>However, they placed part of the blame on the victims, which so far has only been prostitutes.<\/p>\n<p>Some pointed out that the murdered women were attacked for ritual purposes, saying that \u201conline vendors\u201d are lured to hotels for business but on getting there they are killed.<\/p>\n<p>Other pointed out that even if the slain women were prostitutes, that doesn\u2019t excuse their murder.<\/p>\n<p>The protest is barely a day old before another female victim was found dead in a hotel room in the city of Port Harcourt on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>At least, 10 ladies have been reportedly killed under similar circumstances, within the space of few months all in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Here\u2019s What People Are Saying About This:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cSo a lady in Port Harcourt who sells hair and beauty products apparently escaped an episode.<br \/>Someone calls her ordering beauty products saying she just got into town and is checked at a hotel, so she should come make the delivery there.<br \/>Only for her to get to the hotel and call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Korikiye Robyn Fenty\u2763\ufe0f (@Her_Petiteness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Her_Petiteness\/status\/1173562037374476289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">September 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cHello everyone. Since morning I have watched how we have been dragged for a placard perceived as insensitive. \u2018Prostitution is not an option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we apologize for that message, we must admit it that it was more a grammatical error than an actual message.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectPhGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">#ProtectPhGirls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LmPTtEV5x\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8LmPTtEV5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Port Harcourt Significant Girls (@girls_port) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/girls_port\/status\/1173556358962188289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">September 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what seems like a \u2018serial killer on the loose\u2019 attacks in Port Harcourt, residents have taken to the street to protest against the killings. However, they placed part of the blame on the victims, which so far has only been prostitutes. Some pointed out that the murdered women were attacked for ritual purposes, saying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":706783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-706782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mixed Reactions As Protesters Blame Victims Found Dead In Rivers Hotel - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/16\/mixed-reactions-as-protesters-blame-victims-found-dead-in-rivers-hotel\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Mixed Reactions As Protesters Blame Victims Found Dead In Rivers Hotel - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"In what seems like a \u2018serial killer on the loose\u2019 attacks in Port Harcourt, residents have taken to the street to protest against the killings. 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