Category Archives: CHILD ABUSE

26
Jan

WOMAN DOCKED FOR BEATING A 6-YEAR OLD GIRL FOR EATING XTRA PLATE OF RICE

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A woman, Nkechi Ibrahim, who allegedly flogged her 6-year-old niece and tied her legs to a table for eating an extra plate of rice, was on Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Ibrahim, 43, who resides at 5 Omoojule St., Balogun Bus Stop, Iju Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, was docked for assault, an offence she denied committing. The …
23
Dec

48-year-old Man Remanded In Prison For Defiling 7-year-old Daughter, 15-month-old Granddaughter

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A Yaba Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 48-year-old man in prison custody at Ikoyi, Lagos state for allegedly raping his 7-year old daughter and 15 month-old grand-daughter. Sylvester Ehiyele was charged with indecent assault, defilement and unlawful carnal knowledge of the victims. The suspect was said to have confessed to the crime at the State …
20
Dec

Angry mother sets 8-year-old daughter ablaze in Kaduna

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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Wednesday, arrested a woman in Kaduna for allegedly setting her eight-year- old daughter ablaze with petrol over trivia offence. The suspect also locked up the girl for six days before someone raised the alarm which attracted the security men. ‎It was gathered that the suspect asked her daughter …
29
Nov

SUPPORT CAMPAIGN TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

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Child sexual abuse is not an epidemic because abusers are unstoppable, rather, it is an epidemic because learning, talking and taking action to protect children does not receive the awareness and support it deserves. Be the change. Up to $5000 is needed to earn us permanent membership of GlobalGiving. This will give us access to regular fund to sustain …
29
Nov

NAPTIP ARRESTS OCHANYA’S AUNT FOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TEENAGER’S REPEATED RAPE

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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested Felicia Ogbuja, the aunt of Elizabeth Ochanya, a teenage girl that recently died after years of sexual abuse. Ochanya died on October 18, 2018 after years of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by Felicia’s husband, Andrew Ogbuja, and their son, Victor, a student …
26
Oct

COURT REMANDS LECTURER WHO RAPED 13-YEAR OCHANYA TO DEATH IN PRISON CUSTODY

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The Chief Magistrate’s Court One, Makurdi, Benue State, on Thursday remanded a 51-year-old lecturer in the Department of Catering and Hotel Management, Benue State Polytechnic, Mr Andrew Ogbuja, in custody. The lecturer, who had earlier been charged for allegedly raping his 13-year-old housemaid, Miss Elizabeth Ogbanje, was on Thursday arraigned on …
26
Oct

THE FULL STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO 13-YEAR OLD OCHANYA AND HOW IT ALL STARTED

Joe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
The International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA) Nigeria is devastated to report the untimely and unjust passing of our tender client, Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje, allegedly following years of sexual abuse, defilement and violation at the hands of her uncle, Mr Andrew Ogbuja and cousin, Mr Victor Ogbuja. Miss Ochanya’s case was first reported to …
20
Oct

PATHETIC: FATHER AND SON RAPE 13-YEAR OLD GIRL TO DEATH

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13 year old Ochanya who battled with Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and other health complications at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi after being severely abused by a man and his son on both sides has finally, painfully passed unto the great beyond yesterday in a private hospital in otukpo. The sorrow in my heart is unquantifiable …
24
Sep

UPDATE ON THE 13-YEAR OLD GIRL WHOSE GUARDIAN USED HOT ELECTRIC IRON TO BURN HER BREASTS AND FACE.

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On Friday, September 7, 2018, police attached to Ekeki Police station arrested one Sunday Effiong at Etegwe, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital for using a hot electric iron to burn one 13-year-old-girl simply called Christiana, causing, in the process severe and grievious bodily injuries on her breasts and several parts of her body. On Saturday, September …