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A viral video that surfaced on Friday showing disturbing scenes of alleged sexual assault involving several women during a local festival in Ozoro, Delta State, has caused outrage across social media.
The footage shows groups of young men reportedly attacking women in public, forcefully tearing their clothes and subjecting them to various forms of molestation.
The incident is said to have taken place on Thursday, March 19, during the annual festival in Ozoro, where women are traditionally expected to stay indoors throughout the event. According to reports, women found outside during the festival are allegedly targeted by participants for harassment.
This deeply troubling practice has sparked an outcry from the public, with many demanding justice for the victims involved.
Eyewitness accounts suggest that the victims were subjected to varying degrees of abuse, with some alleging that the assaults went beyond molestation, including possible rape. However, these claims remain unconfirmed as official investigations have yet to verify the full extent of the abuse.
The disturbing video has prompted widespread condemnation, with many questioning the community’s failure to protect its women and the broader societal issues that allow such violence to occur during a public celebration.
Residents of the community allege that multiple cases of molestation and rape have occurred since the festival began.
An X user has expressed concerns about the safety of female students at Southern Delta University in Ozoro.
“Guys. They are literally gang/mass groping girls in my area. They are molesting girls in Southern Delta University Ozoro. They are molestign girls in the name of culture. They are molesting girls in my school and nobody is saying anything,” the X user cried out.
GUYYYSSS
THEY’RE LITERALLY GANG/MASS GROPING GIRLS IN MY AREA
THEY’RE MOLESTING GIRLS IN SOUTHERN DELTA UNIVERSITY OZORO
THEY’RE MOLESTING GIRLS IN THE NAME OF CULTURE GUYSTHEY’RE MOLESTING GIRLS IN MY SCHOOL AND NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING
— Trinity⁷ᵃʳⁱʳᵃⁿᵍ🪭 2•0🐨🐰⊙⊝⊜ (@namjoon_hottie) March 19, 2026
The incidents have fuelled outrage, with many social media users urging security operatives to act swiftly and put an end to the sexual assaults that women and girls in the community have been subjected to since the festival began.
The Delta State Police Spokesperson, Bright Edafe, reacted to one of the videos shared on X, describing it as a “disgusting” practice. He added that the Delta State Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into the incident.
This is alarming, disgusting and embarrassing. The CP has ordered an investigation into the incident. The command condemns this in totality, no custom or tradition is superior to the rights of citizens. The Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Aina Adesola urges Deltans to… https://t.co/4GRwI5EAC8
— SP Bright Edafe (@Brightgoldenboy) March 20, 2026
“This is alarming, disgusting and embarrassing. The CP has ordered an investigation into the incident. The command condemns this in totality. No custom or tradition is superior to the rights of citizens,” said Edafe.
“The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Aina Adesola, urges Deltans to remain calm while assuring that those responsible for this barbaric act will be arrested and brought to justice. The command also calls for witnesses who can provide useful information that can aid the ongoing investigation.”
