Author Archives: Joe

15
Jul

2 arrested with corpse of 2-yr-old girl in Aba

Joe Right to life No Comments
THE Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Wednesday, arrested two men with the corpse of a two-year-old girl. The suspects were apprehended when they were trying to bury the corpse in an abandoned pit in Osisioma, near Aba. The middle-aged suspects are Jonathan Nwogu from Mgboko Umuola in Obingwa Local Government …
15
Jul

‘How my father beat me with barbed wire because of mum’

Joe CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
LAGOS—Operatives of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Ebutte Metta chapter, have rescued a 12-year-old girl (names withheld), who was battered by her father in Lagos. It was gathered that the victim was found in critical condition at Oyingbo market, Ebute- Metta, following beatings she allegedly received from her father. A close family source said: …
08
Jul

Child rapists on the loose: How Nigerian policemen aid paedophiles to escape justice

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
  One cold afternoon, 11-year-old Bisi Adebola (not real name) was running errands for her mother in Ipaja area of Lagos, when a paedophile living just few metres away from their house, called the girl into his house and raped her. Shy and afraid, Bisi told her story, on the prompting of her mother, how the man, whom she referred to as ‘Alfa’, …
08
Jul

HOW A 13-YEAR OLD GIRLWAS DEFILED AND BATTERED BY A COUPLE

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A couple, Mr Francis Onyeji and his wife, Chibuzor, are presently battling with the law over the assault and severe injuries inflicted on a 13-year old girl (names withheld) living with them as a ward in Ekpan, near Warri in Delta State. It was learnt that the woman, Mrs Chibuzor Onyeji, was arrested by the police at Ekpan over the weekend for allegedly …
05
Jul

Kano child bride accused of murder freed

Joe CHILD MARRIAGE No Comments
KANO – A Kano High Court sitting in Gezawa, Tuesday, discharged Wasila Tasiu 14 over the murder of her late husband and 3 others. In a landmark judgement,  Justice ruled that based on the formal application before the court from the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, “the case is hereby terminated and the accused is discharged”.