Author Archives: Joe

13
Jul

THE RIGHTS OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD

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THE RIGHTS OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD By Evans Ufeli In Nigeria, children’s Rights are protected by law and held sacred, not only does the law protect the child; it also stipulates punishment for adults who take advantage of children or seek to negatively influence them. The law seeks to prevent cruelty against children while stating the rights and obligations …
06
Jul

Mother Devastated After Discovering that Her Husband Has Been Sleeping With Their 12-year-old Daughter

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
  “My former husband, Kenneth Okonkwo, defiled his 12-year-old daughter when she visited him during last Easter holiday,” Ajoke Afolabi, a hairdresser, has told an Ikeja High Court. The estranged wife made the revelation while being led in evidence by Mr Akin George, the state prosecutor, at the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday. Ajoke …
04
Jul

Pupils on holiday from Cotonou disappear in Lagos

Joe CHILD TRAFFICKING, Right to life No Comments
Uncertainty about the whereabouts of two siblings, Ridwan Adeleke, 10, and his eight-year-old sister, Nimota Adeleke, has caused panic in Wera town, Eyita, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The children, who live in Cotonou, Benin Republic with their parents, were said to be on holiday in Nigeria. It was gathered that the primary school pupils were born in Cotonou …
29
Jun

VICE PRINCIPAL BAGS LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a former Vice Principal of St. Mary’s Girls Grammar School, Ikole-Ekiti, Taiwo Ajayi, to life in jail for raping a 12-year-old student (name withheld) of the school. The court found Ajayi guilty of raping a minor contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child Rights Law of Ekiti State 2012. The …
28
Jun

“I WANT TO SEE MY FATHER” – A 10-year-old boy cries out after being consistently mocked by his class mates

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A 10-year-old Nigerian boy identified as Isaac Oghenekewe has gone into a state of depression that has made him to break down after being taunted to be fatherlss by his school mates. The 10-year-old boy and his father The primary four pupil of Best Brains Nursery and Primary School in Ede, Osun state has been mocked several times by his class mates …
27
Jun

A 10-year-old Boy Exchanged for Three Bags of Rice in Lagos

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An unidentified middle-aged man abducted a 10-year-old boy, who was on an errand for his mother, and exchanged him for three bags of rice in Ijegun area of Lagos. The suspect, now on the run, reportedly accosted the victim (names withheld), weekend, at Prince Bus Stop, Isheri Oshun, while on the errand for his mother. He was said to have introduced …