Category Archives: VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

16
Aug

30-year old Head Teacher defiles 6-year old school Pupil

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Shedrach Ozoemena Nwekeagu have been arrested by the Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for allegedly raping a 6 years old school pupil. The suspect is the Head Teacher in one of the private schools in the Kuje, Abuja. According to the victim’s father, he observed that his daughter complained of …
10
Aug

15-year old boy convicted and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment because the Policeman who took his statement allegedly inflated his age to 18

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‘Adom says he will be 15 in 3 months but the policeman who handled his case wrote 18 as his age. Unfortunately, his parents who would have clarified matters are both dead. Based on the statement of the policeman that he is 18 years, he has been convicted, and sentenced two years imprisonment for stealing. But the little boy says it was his nephew …
10
Aug

40 year-old-man arrested for allegedly defiling three-year-old baby in Delta

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The Police in “A” Division in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday evening arrested a 40-year-old man simply identified as Mudiaga for allegedly defiling a three-year-old baby (names withheld). The suspect who is cooling off his heels at the Police Cell had been on the run since the day of incident especially when it was …
10
Aug

How 6-year old girl escaped from knife wielding kidnapper

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A six-year-old girl was early Thursday morning saved from being killed by a kidnapper who took her away from where she was sleeping in the middle of the night, and later attempted to murder her. The victim, identified as Feranmi Bukola, while narrating her ordeal, said she was sleeping by her mother’s side when the suspect allegedly sneaked into the …
09
Aug

14-year old girl narrates how she was raped and deflowered at knifepoint in Ikorodu

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A 14-year-old girl yesterday narrated how a man raped her in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Monday at knifepoint. She said the incident took place on Monday, in a house at Fajemisi Kokoro Abu Street, Sabo, Ikorodu. The girl, a trainee-hairdresser, said she was returning from where she went to buy food for her boss. The suspect, it was gathered, works at a gas shop …
23
Jul

Sexual violence: Governors’ wives decry rises cases of sexual offences against women and children

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Wives of 36 State governors on Tuesday protested against violence targeting women and children calling on the Inspector-General of Police to create sexual offences desks in all police stations Nationwide. Their position was contained in a statement signed by Bisi Fayemi, wife of Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi; Chair, Northern Governors …
15
Jun

MAN ARRESTED FOR DEFILING TWO LITTLE GIRLS, AGES 7 AND 9, IN TARABA STATE

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Khadija, age 7, and Hafsat, age 9, are victim’s of a broken marriage. They live with their father, however, during the recent Sallah period, they visited their mother. After the Sallah break, the two little girls however refused to return back to their father. When their mother demanded to know why, they opened up to their mother about the constant …
13
Jun

LEKKI HOTEL GANG RAPE: Complainant seeks withdrawal of case; Court refuses

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Edo state Judiciary and the Edo state Ministry of Justice should take a clue from Lagos State Judiciary and Ministry of Justice on how to be ruthless in the the war against rape and other forms of sexual abuse. Recall that we had reported the story of the Edo state Judge (a Magistrate for that matter) who struck out a case of defilement of a 9-year …
01
Jun

Man arraigned in court for burying his 5-months old daughter alive

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The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi state command has arrested a 26 years old man, Anthony Sunday for allegedly burying his 5 months old daughter alive. The suspect was said to have committed the offence at Okwerike village Abaomege in Onicha local government council of the state. He was said to have been having constant disagreements and fights with his …
05
May

Lagos school teacher damages the right eye of a student during flogging

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For Daniel Agboola, a Senior Secondary School Two pupil of Camp David Academy, Ogba, Lagos State, Friday, March 29 is a date etched in his memory for life. It was the day his teacher, Mr. Oludare Olaleye, damaged his right eye in the process of caning him. The day had begun like any other as Daniel and his classmates prepared to sit for an examination …