Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO)

05

Mar

MAN RAPES HIS 14-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER

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A 14-year-old SS1 student in a secondary school in Ikorodu, Lagos, western Nigeria, has narrated how her 49-year old father, Adeboye Adesola Waheed, raped her twice. According to the teenager (name withheld), the incident allegedly happened first in November 2014 and again on 5 March, 2015, in Ikorodu area of the state. Speaking about her ordeal, the …

27

Feb

AISHA BUHARI WANTS ENFORCEMENT OF LAW ON RAPE TO PROTECT WOMEN AND CHILDREN

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The wife of Nigeria’s president, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu, has urged government at all levels to enforce the law on rape, to protect women and children in the country. Aisha stated this when she received some staff of the Ministry of Women Affairs, UNICEF and National Population Commission, led by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Ezekiel Oyemomi. …

27

Feb

THREE NURSING SCHOOL STUDENTS GANG-RAPED 3-YEAR OLD GIRL IN BENIN

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Three final year Nursing Students of Edo State School of Nursing, have reportedly gang-raped a six-year old girl in Benin. Already, the police have arrested two of the students while the third suspect in crime is said to have absconded. The suspects had allegedly committed the crime after luring the little girl from a makeshift store within the school …

21

Feb

ADDRESSING THE MENACE OF CHILD MOLESTATION

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A seven-year-old child, living with her aunt in Delta state, was repeatedly molested and raped by a neighbour several times. She became quite sick after the attacks, and was taken to a clinic. A pelvic scan was part of the procedure to diagnose her ailment, and shockingly, it was discovered that she was pregnant. This may sound unbelievable, but is …

21

Feb

CRACO RAISES ALARM OVER RISING CASES OF CHILD RAPE IN LAGOS STATE

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The President of Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO), Barr. Joseph Igwe, has raised alarm over the rising cases of child rape, defilement and abuse in Lagos State, lamenting that in recent times, several child abuse cases had been reported to the Organisation. The Lagos State Government has handled over 14,166 rape and domestic violence …

20

Feb

20-year old man rapes 14-yr-old orphan

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An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded one Abdulsalam Olayinka, 20, in prison for allegedly raping a 14-year-old orphan on Valentine’s Day. Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias ordered that the accused be remanded in Kirikiri Prison and adjourned the case till February 24 for ruling on the bail application. The accused, a trader, who lives …

09

Jan

CHILD MARRIAGE: A VIOLATION OF GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS

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Child marriages result in serious violations of the rights of girls with long-lasting consequences. Girls and women who are forced into marriage are deprived of the right to decide whether or not to marry, whom to marry, when to marry, and whether and when to have children. Child marriages also contribute to violations of girls’ and women’s other …

02

Jan

Pastor jailed for 10 years for raping girl while father was present

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A pastor who raped a girl as she lay blindfolded on a bed has been jailed for more than 10 years in what a Perth judge has described as depraved and degrading offending. Dawid Volmer, 41, had advertised sexual massages on Craigslist, initially meeting the girl and her father, who cannot be named, when she was 12, although her father said she was 16. …

29

Nov

Oshiomhole advocates stiffer penalties for rape, child abuse

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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has advocated stiffer penalties against rapists, paedophiles and anyone involved in child abuse to serve as deterrence to others. He also urged people of the state to stop giving alms to child beggars to discourage the rising trend of child beggars in the state. Speaking to the Chairman and members of the International …

14

Nov

Church pastor suspected of aggravated child rape, sexual battery

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New Orleans police arrested an Algiers man, who is also a pastor at Second Highway Baptist Church in Marrero, for aggravated rape of a child under 13. Reverend Dr. Sherman Smith, 56, was booked into Orleans Parish Prison on Wednesday at 11:09 a.m. He faces charges of aggravated rape, sexual battery, molestation of a juvenile or person with a mental …

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