Rape in Kano: Lockdown spike due to victim, perpetrator proximity — Fatima
By Bashir Bello – Kano Fatima Ahmad LL.B, B.L is a Member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers in Kano State and currently the Kano state Coordinator under the Women Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative, WRAPA /Rolac project on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV. The advocate for women and child rights, in this interview, […]
Rivers widow ‘raped’ by policeman: Support for victim’s cry for justice grows
By Egufe Yafugborhi Perceived delay in the trial of suspect has left stakeholders doubting whether 23-year-old Rivers State widow will get justice over alleged rape by a police inspector. Amidst twists and turns that cast doubts over police sincerity in prosecuting alleged Police Inspector Peter Ibah’s rape of a 23-year-old widow in Rivers State, the […]
Stakeholders reject castration as measure against rape at WELA conference
Bring back our trafficked girls, or face ECOWAS court, Falana warns Mali Step up on forensics — DSVRT By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Okiemute Abraham Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah Donli, has rejected castration as punishment for rapists, saying the ideal penalty should be considered on […]
30-yr old man arrested for raping minor in Delta
By Festus Ahon THE police in Delta State have arrested a 30-year old man, simply identified as Mr Jomaph for allegedly raping an 11-year old girl. Jomaph was arrested in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of the state after he was caught in the dastardly act in an apartment with a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) […]
3 teenagers gang rape, drown girl, 13, in pond in Katsina
By Zubairu Idris The police in Katsina State have arrested three teenage boys in Danmusa Local Government Area for allegedly gang-raping and drowning a 13-year-old girl to death in a pond. Police Spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this during a press briefing on Wednesday in Katsina. Isah said that the suspects were […]
Prophet in court for sexually abusing 15-year-old girl in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta A 57-year-old prophet, Ebenezer Ogunmefun, who sexually abused a 15-year-old girl, on Wednesday appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta, the Ogun State. The police charged Ogunmefun, whose address was not provided with one count of sexual abuse. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Moshood Hammed told the court that the […]
