Man abducts, rapes woman, beheads 5-yr-old son in Igbo-Ora
By Adeola Badru A middle-aged commercial motorcycle rider identified as Oduola Gbenga has been arrested for abducting one Mrs Bosede Jimoh, 34 and killing of her five-year-old son named, Fadeyi Opeyemi after raping the victim. Gbenga was paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP. Shina Olukolu at the force state headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan […]
FCT women demand speedy prosecution of rapists, other sexual offenders
Women groups in the FCT, on Monday, staged a walk around the metropolis, demanding speedy prosecution of perpetrators of rape and other sexual offenders as a way of ending the menace in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the walk took the women groups to the office of the Inspector-General of […]
Okowa decries high rate of rape cases
…says it should be tamed By Festus Ahon GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, decried the high rate of rape cases, saying it has become a disturbing phenomenon that needed to be tamed because of its negative impact on the country’s development. Okowa who stated this at the State Sexual and Gender Based Violence, SGBV Stakeholders Conference […]
Rape, Defilement: Akwa-Ibom receives over 180 cases, prosecutes 18 culprits
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom state government says it has received over 180 cases and prosecuted over 18 culprits for cases of defilement and rape since 2018. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Women Affairs, Dr. Glory Edet made the disclosure Monday during a press briefing on the commemoration of 16 days of activism […]
Forced to marry as teenagers, raped in their matrimonial homes
It is no longer news that abuse in all its forms is a daily reality for many Nigerian children, women, and girls. Although both women and men experience violence, evidence suggests that the risk factors, patterns and consequences of violence against women and girls are different than violence against men and boys.
FG, NGOs sensitise FCT residents, traders on rape
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and some NGOs, on Saturday, embarked on a walk in the FCT to sensitise traders in markets and other residents on the need to end rape and other forms of violence against women and children. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the walk was carried out simultaneously in different […]
