Category Archives: Right of women and girls

28
Jan

45-year old man remanded in prison for defiling 8-year old step Daughter in Lagos

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A 45-year old man, Christopher Egwatu,  has been arrested and charged  in Lagos State for allegedly defiling his 8-year old step-daughter and she lost her virginity in the process.  The incident happened at Roseline Street, Ilogbo area of Ojo, Lagos, where the suspect, Egwatu, resides with the victim. The suspect started defiling the …
27
Jan

Man sentenced to 3 concurrent Life Imprisonment for raping his 3 daughters

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Lagos High Court on Monday, Jan 22 2024, sentenced one Samuel Ademola Oladimeji to 3 Concurrent Life Imprisonment Sentences for Sexual Assault by Penetration of his 3 Children. The case was reported after the mother noted that the children complained about pain in their private parts. They were brought to Mirabel Centre for medical evaluation; the medical …
10
Jul

COURT REMANDS ANAMBRA BROTHEL OWNER FOR USING UNDER AGED GIRLS FOR PROSTITUTION

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The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Awka, has remanded a brothel owner, Mrs. Ekpereamaka Okonkwo, 39, alias Ukwu Venza, and her husband, Okechukwu Okonkwo, 36, for allegedly using und3rage girls for pr0stitution purposes in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The woman …
02
Dec

Police in Ogun state rescued 10 girls, kids from a baby factory in Ogun state

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Operatives of Ogun Police Command, on Tuesday, busted a baby factory at Ofada, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode LGA and rescued ten captives, including pregnant mothers and kids. The operator of the factory, Mrs Florence Ogbonna, reportedly fled but her daughter and a physically challenged man were arrested. The physically challenged man was allegedly responsible …
25
Jan

Man arrested during church service for defiling his two underaged daughters

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  A 40-year old man, Terry Ikechukwu Iheme, has reportedly been arrested for allegedly sleeping with his two underage daughters at Igbo-olomu, Agric area of Ikorodu, Lagos State The suspect, who is a driver, was arrested in Church on Sunday after the matter was reported at Owutu Police Division. He was subsequently charged before the Ikorodu Magistrate …
08
Jan

Paedophiles on Rage in Nigeria

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The discussion on the activities of the child molesters has been on center stage in literature over the years. Nigeria as an independent nation has her own share of this psychological disorder. The rampant nature of these child predators has been at the worrisome stage in the past decades. It should be noted that this menace has no boundaries- be it …
10
Nov

Catholic priest arrested after an 11-year old girl used her phone to record her abuse by the priest

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A Catholic priest in Italy has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl used her phone to record herself being sexually abused. Father Michele Mottola is accused of sexually abusing the girl in Trentola Ducenta, near Naples. In the disturbing recording, the priest can be heard asking the young girl to kiss and hug him amid the sound of her protest. …
07
Nov

Pastor remanded in prison for Defiling neighbour’s two daughters

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An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 54-year-old pastor, Abayomi Oladele, in Kirikiri Custodial Centre for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s two daughters aged eight and 14. Chief Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi did not take the plea of the defendant when the charge against him was read in the court. She ordered Pastor Oladele to …
07
Nov

Creepy stepfather hides a secret camera inside his teenage stepdaughter’s room – claims he was just making sure she wasn’t taking selfies

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  A man who hid a secret camera in his stepdaughter’s room claimed he was just trying to teach her a lesson about taking selfies. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty in breach of privacy but denied the act was sexually driven at Maroochydore Magistrates Court, in the Sunshine Coast, on Wednesday. The court heard …
02
Nov

52-year old Gardener defiles 13-year old girl in church premises

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•Afolabi Afeez Hanafi A 52-year-old man, Isiaka Afolabi, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl, Joy (pseudonym). City Round learnt that Afolabi works as a gardener in a white garment church in Mushin area of Lagos. It was gathered that Joy’s mother had sent her on an errand on Thursday, October …