16 Days of Activism: FIDA calls on stakeholders to unite against rape culture in Nigeria
As Nigeria joins the international community to commemorate this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence which begins each year on November 25th which is the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Nigeria, has called on stakeholders to unite against the culture of rape in Nigeria.
Court decline request to withdraw rape charges against accused
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara of an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Wednesday refused to strike out charges against accused alleged to have defiled a 16-year-old girl (name withheld). The duo of Adebayo Ayanwale, 21 and Adeleke Segun had been arraigned before the court on March 29, 2019, for allegedly defiling and indecent […]
Police arrest teacher for allegedly raping JSS1 student in Benue
Benue Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a school teacher, Mr Terseer Maikyo for allegedly raping a JSS 1 student in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a press statement on Friday signed by the Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Sewuese Anene and made available to the […]
Transport union staff, 38, docked for alleged burglary, rape
A 38-year-old staff of a road transport union, Isiaka Adio, who was alleged to have burgled a house and also raped one of the occupants, on Monday, appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Adio, a resident of No. 7, Olibaba street, Ajegunle, was arraigned on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, burglary, […]
I started but didn’t finish before I was caught, says rapist
A man, identified as Mohammed Babangida, 30 years old has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 9-year-old girl in Adamawa State. The man was picked up for the offence by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), following intelligence report from residents . Babangida, who responded to questions from newsmen, said he had given […]
Rapist of minor in Adamawa begs for forgiveness
….says not ‘concluded’ act before his apprehension A 30-year-old water vendor caught defiling a nine-year-old girl in Adamawa has pleaded for leniency on the grounds that he had not “concluded” his act before he was apprehended. The suspect, Mohammed Babangida, who was paraded by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday, told […]
