Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO)

05

Jan

ACTIVIST ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABUSE

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The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned the founder of a non-governmental organisation, Girl Child Art Foundation, Mrs. Adaobi Onyejike-Ananaba, for allegedly inflicting injuries on her maid, Amaka (Ezewane) Ekpere. The 39-year-old was arraigned on one count of child abuse before an Ogba Chief Magistrate’s It was reported that Onyejike-Ananaba, …

05

Jan

MOTHER ABANDONS HER SICK CHILD IN THE HOSPITAL AND FLED

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A 14-year-old boy, Steven Orode diagnosed of Cerebral palsy and acute malaria has allegedly been abandoned by his mother at the Central Hospital, Warri. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Success Obere told newsmen on Thursday in Warri that the teenager was admitted on Dec. 12, 2017. According to her, the mother of the boy absconded shortly …

03

Jan

12-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO SUFFERED INTERNAL BLEEDING AS A RESULT OF GANG-RAPE BY THREE MEN HAS UNDERGONE SUCCESSFUL SURGERY

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A 12-year-old girl, Juliet (not real name), who was gang-raped by three men at the Ojuwoye area of Mushin, Lagos and who suffered an internal bleeding, as a result, has undergone a surgery performed to save her life. The surgery which was bankrolled by the Mirabel Sexual Assault Referral Centre, was carried out at the Lagos State University Teaching …

01

Jan

14-YEAR OLD GIRL TORTURED AND CHAINED BY GUARDIAN

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A 14-year-old teenager has reportedly escaped torture and abuse from her guardian in Adamawa State. The minor, Hajjati Umar, from Yobe State was said to have escaped from her guardian’s home, Sunday, where she was reportedly being held, tortured and abused. Pictures obtained by CRACO showed bloody prints of cables used as a whip all over her back …

30

Dec

MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING HIS SIX MONTHS OLD BABY

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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly killing his six months old baby. The Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed this to journalists on Thursday said the suspect, Andrew Koku, committed the crime in Ayedere, Obadara area of Abeokuta. “The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Andrew Koku ‘m’ …

30

Dec

HOW A 14-YEAR OLD GIRL WAS RAPED AND IMPREGNATED BY A 70-YEAR OLD EX-SOLDIER

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A teenager was raped by a septuagenarian ex-soldier, Mr. Shuaibu Ahmed, after being sent on errand by her sister to his place. According to her, he gave her N100 the first time he raped her, but that she continued to allow him sleep with her because he threatened to kill her. The teenager has narrated how the man allegedly forcefully had sex with her… …

26

Dec

THE WIFE OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT INVITES CRACO FOR A NATIONAL WORKSHOP

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Upon an invitation from the office of the wife of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the Executive Director and some Board members of CRACO were in Abuja on the 16th day of December, 2017 to honour the invitation. Those in attendance were: Bar. Joseph Igwe, the Executive Director; Mrs. Rose Osuji, a member of the …

26

Dec

CRACO Launches 2018 Calendar on ENDviolence

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In preparation towards the launch of its 2018 National Campaign to End Violence against Children, CRACO has launched its 2018 Calendar. The Calendar exposes the three forms of violence against children, to wit: Sexual, Physical and Emotional. It contains information on each form of violence and how and where to get help if you become a victim or if …

21

Dec

COUPLE ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ASSAULT ON THEIR HOUSE MAID

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The police in Lagos have arrested a man, Chigozie Ezeofor for sexually assaulting his teenaged domestic help (names withheld). The suspect’s spouse, Mrs. Isioma was also arrested for allegedly pouring hot water on the victim. They were arrested Wednesday at their 26, Aunty Toyin Street, Kodeibo Estate, Ijegun Road, Isheri Oshun residence. It was gathered …

24

Nov

POLICE RESCUES MAID LOCKED INDOORS BY HER MADAM WHO TRAVELLED TO THE UK

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The acting Police Commissioner in Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, has led a team of operatives to rescue a 13-year-old housemaid, Nkechi Oseh, who was locked indoors for weeks by her madam who traveled to the United Kingdom. According to a press release by the State Command signed by the spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, the woman, a staff of the NNPC, …

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