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19
Apr

Child marriage in Nigeria

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Child marriage is defined as a marriage of a girl or boy before the age of 18 and refers to both formal and informal unions in which children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married. In 90% cases, the girl child is mostly affected.According to UNICEF, Nigeria has the third absolute number of child brides in the world – 3,538,000 …
16
Apr

75-year old grandmother arrested for flogging and pouring pepper into the eyes and private part of her 11-year old house help

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Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki The police in Ebonyi State have arrested a 75-year-old grandmother for allegedly flogging and pouring pepper into the eyes and private parts of her 11-year-old house help. The woman, who gave her name as Mrs Comfort Obi, was arrested by the personnel of the Ekumenyi Police Station in Abakaliki on Tuesday. The septuagenarian’s …
16
Apr

How Satan made me rape 16-year old girl – Ekiti Poly Student

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  An Ekiti Poly student has stated that satan made him rape 16-year-old admission seeker. Femi Adejuwon, an Accounting student of the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has blamed the devil for raping a 16-year-old secondary school leaver in Akure, Ondo State. According to the victim, on Sunday, April 12, 2020 he called her on phone to …
16
Apr

21-year old meat seller arrested for molesting an 8-year old girl in Abuja

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A 21-year-old meat seller has been arrested for allegedly molesting an 8-year-old girl in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Yakubu Diko has been remanded in prison after he was accused of tricking the young girl into his home before molesting her about three weeks ago Abiodun Essiet, a Special Adviser to the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area council …
16
Apr

44-year old man arrested for Defiling his 15-year old daughter in Imo state

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Okonkwo (right ) and the victim Blessing (Left). When Okonkwo was paraded at the Imo police command. A 44-year-old man, Chinomso Okonkwo, has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command, for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old daughter, Blessing Okonkwo. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwu, yesterday in Owerri, …
16
Apr

Child adoption in Africa: Nigerian case study

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By Success Oghosa Osasogie WHAT IS CHILD ADOPTION? Child adoption according to Black’s Law Dictionary is “the statutory process of terminating a child’s legal rights and duties towards the natural parents and substituting similar rights and duties towards adoptive parents. The Child Welfare League of America states that Child Adoption is a process …
08
Apr

Woman arrested for burning the private part of her 7-year old step daughter in Ogun state

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Police arrested a 36 year old housewife, Iyabo Okunusi, who allegedly used charcoal to burn the private part of her seven year old stepdaughter, Lara Omolade, On 4th, April, 2020, in Remo Ogun State. According to the report, The woman was arrested in the community area of the Remo, made a confession to police Command Division Ogun State that she allegedly …
08
Apr

Police woman accused of dousing 13-year old niece with hot water in Rivers state

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A female Police Inspector with the Rivers State Command has reportedly been accused of subjecting her 13-year-old niece to various forms of abuse. Head of Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network, CRARN, Sam Itauma who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the police officer, one Inspector Christy Inyang Victor tortures the girl at the slightest provocation …