Rapists should be sentenced to death – Women Affairs Minister
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has advocated death penalty for rape and related offences. Tallen made her stand public during the Flag-off of National Cooking Gas and Tree Planting project held in Girei town, headquarter of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa on Friday. The minister also advocated stiff penalty for child labour offences and […]
Kano Monarch okays castration for rapists
By Bashir Bello The Emir of Karaye, one of the four new Emirates in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II has okayed stringent punishment of castration for rapists. The Monarch made the call when he received the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zaharau Muhammad on a courtesy visit to his palace […]
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 […]
