Three OFWs in Saudi Arabia, one of whom was raped, were robbed by two unidentified men who broke into their residence on Wednesday night.
The victims said that the culprits were identified themselves as policemen, then tied their hands and ransacked the whole house to steal, and even raped one of them.
According to Ana (not her real name), someone knocked on their door at around ten o’clock on Wednesday night.
She said she thought her colleague was knocking so she opened the door complacently.
She said she was just surprised when two men wearing face masks and holding guns and ID appeared in front of her.
Then, according to Ana, they hid in a room, and then the two men searched their residence.
“Lahat ng kwarto hinalungkat po, hindi po namin alam na lahat po ng pera namin saka alahas kinuha nila,” Ana said.
3 OFWs in Saudi Arabia robbed; one of the victims raped
According to Ana, what is even more painful is one of the intruders allegedly raped her.
“Tapos, pinalabas nya po ako sa kwarto at dinala po nya ako sa isang kwarto, ginalaw nya na po ako. Sabi ko nga po sa kanya ‘wag po sir maawa po kayo’ sabi ko sa kanya … umiyak na lang po ako sa sakit po ng ginawa nya sa akin, sobrang sakit po talaga hindi po sya naawa. Umiyak na lang po ako,” Ana said.
The Kaagapay Advocate Group, a group that helps OFWs, immediately advised them to call the police through the hotline to help them immediately.
In an interview with Consul General Edgar Badajos of the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah, he said that the victims did the right thing by calling the police to help them immediately.
He also said that the consulate staff could not come to them immediately to help them because of the distance from their location in Jeddah where the consulate is located.
The Abha area, where the said OFWs are located, is about eight-hour travel from Jeddah.
“Kapag may nangyari, ang dapat na unang gawin ay tumawag sa pulis dahil sila ang first responder dahil kung kayo ay tumawag dito sa atin sa konsulado sa POLO, nasa Jeddah kami so yung hinihingi na instant na reaction ay hindi natin magagawa,” said Badajos.