A 50-year-old father of two, Kamoru Sumaila, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Vanguard gathered that the suspected rapist was arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in the state.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela The Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, has alleged that battle against rape in the state is being impeded by some influential individuals. He said the interference of these powerful individuals who are found interceding for rape offenders, is causing a serious set back to the fight […]

…Homicide only second to kidnapping in Niger State …Suspects with grenades to attack homes arrested …240  kidnap, robbery , rape suspects arrested in 10 months …40 abducted victims rescued , 1598 arms, ammunition recovered …As CP Usman reveals strategy of arrest By Evelyn Usman Niger State in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria  has […]

A 21-year-old agricultural worker from Karnataka’s Haveri district in India was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping and murdering his mother. The Police said that the man allegedly accused his mother of having affairs with multiple men. He had allegedly asked her to stop seeing other men. On the evening of November 12, the mother […]

For the second time in this year, ,lifeless bodies of two young girls were dumped by unknown persons in Kurmin Mashi area of Kaduna town,throwing  residents into fear and confusion.

A 17-year-old girl was murdered in Delhi to cover up a rape attempt made by her maternal uncle on her, the police said. The victim lived in the national capital with her uncle and aunt, who killed her and hid the body in a bed-box, they added. The incident took place in northeast Delhi’s Nandnagri […]

An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 51, be remanded at the Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, for allegedly raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police prosecutor, Insp. Caleb Leramo, said the offence was committed on Oct. 4 at Ado-Ekiti. He said the […]

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered seven men who allegedly gang-raped a minor to death, be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Ajom Tabi, 37; Omobolanle Olowookere, 41; Aliu Bilyamin, 24; Emmanuel Okon, 24; Bolarinwa Olamilekan, 24; Badmus Abdulateef, 20; Azeez Quadri, 22; and Sunday Odunayo, 22 with three […]

•Anyone who commits rape should be incarcerated — Enugu monarch •Incidence of rape is at alarming proportion — Bishop Onuoha •Declare state of emergency on rape — Igbo women group •Genitals of culprits should be cut off; the pain is for life — Victim By Anayo Okoli, Vincent Ujumadu, Chidi Nkwopara, Dennis Agbo, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chimobi […]

A 13-year-old girl, Wednesday, revealed that his aunt’s husband, who she calls ‘Daddy’, would play adult videos for her to watch then sleep with her. She said he had been abusing her sexually in his shop and at their apartment on Surulere Street, Ojo area of Lagos, with a threat to kill her if she told anyone.