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FRSC to clamp down on vehicles without speed limit devices
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command, says it will start arresting drivers and impounding vehicles without speed limit devices in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, said this at a news conference on Friday, in Awka. Alexander said that records had shown that majority of road crashes were caused by speed violations resulting to…
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Court sentence 3 to life imprisonment for raping deaf woman
Kebbi High Court 7, sitting in Birnin Kebbi, presided over by Justice Shamsudeen Jafar, has sentenced three people to life imprisonment for raping an a18-year-old married woman (deaf). The convicts are; Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar and Bashar Dan-Inno of Wararin Zaromawa village. The Prosecution Counsel, Faridah Muhammad, in her submission, said the convicts, who were facing two count charge of…
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Defence
Police detain officer over alleged teenager’s rape
The Police Command in Lagos State said it had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, however, denied report that the police authority was shielding the suspected rapist. Hundeyin explained that the…
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Police seek stringent laws against withdrawal of rape cases
A Deputy Commissioner of Police in Borno, DCP Ahmad Bello, has called for stringent laws to stop withdrawal of rape and other sexual violence cases by relations of victims in court. He made the call in Maiduguri in his contribution at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on Enhancing Gender-Responsive Security Operations and Community Dialogue, organised by UN Women in collaboration with…
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IHRC urges FG to adopt versatile approach in tackling insecurity
Mr Abdullahi Adamu, National General Secretary, International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Nigeria chapter, has urged the Federal Government to adopt a multi-faceted approach in tackling insecurity bedeviling the country. Adamu made the call while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s June 12 speech on security on Wednesday in Enugu. He said to combat the lingering insecurity in the country, the government…
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Court remands man over alleged break-in, attempted rape
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday remanded a man, Ebong Ime, for allegedly breaking into the house of a woman and attempting to rape her. Ime, whose residential address was not given, was arraigned on two counts of burglary and attempted rape. Justice Abiola Soladoye remanded the defendant following his not-guilty plea and adjourned the case until…
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Rape must be treated as a pandemic–Runsewe
The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture(NCAC), Chief Segun Runsewe, says rape must be treated as a pandemic and not mere vice. Runsewe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Thursday in Abuja that it was time the issue of rape was given the needed attention. He said the devastating effect of rape on victims and the…
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NCWS embarks on nationwide campaign to upscale advocacy against rape, GBV
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), has begun a nationwide campaign to upscale advocacy against rape, sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Girls (SGBVAWG). Hajiya Lami Adamu-Lau, the National President, NCWS said this at a news conference/Media parley as part of activities lined up to mark the 16 days of activism to end VAWG. The theme, of this…
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Crime
36-year old Man allegedly rapes 5-year-old boy to death in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested a 36-year-old suspected, Sikiru Ajibola, who allegedly raped 5-year-old boy to death in Ogijo area of Sagamu local government. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested on Friday following a report…
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Court remands twin brothers for raping, posting nude photos of victim on facebook
A Magistrates’ court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, Friday remanded twin brothers and one other in correctional center, for gang-raping a lady and posting the nude photos of the victim on facebook. The defendants, according to the police are: Olabode Kehinde, Olabode Taye and Bakare Yusuf. They were arraigned on six count charges bothering on conspiracy, indecent assault, breach of…
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News
65-Year-Old Man Caught Raping 85-Year-Old Stepmother In Ekiti
The Police Command in Ekiti on Thursday said it has nabbed a 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele, for allegedly having sex without consent with his stepmother. A statement by the command’s Spokesperson, Mr Sunday Abutu, in Ado-Ekiti, said Ogundele was apprehended by the Ido-Osi Divisional Headquarters of the command on Wednesday at Ido-Osi, after committing the act. Abutu said the suspect…
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Africa
Serial rapist sentenced to 1,088 years imprisonment for rape
A serial rapist, Sello Abram Mapunya has been arrested and sentenced to 1,088 years imprisonment for raping and robbing 56 women. Mapunya raped and robbed his victims in Pretoria, South Africa within five years. He was sentenced on Thursday by Judge Papi Mosopa of the Pretoria High Court. According to Times LIVE, the judge had earlier found the convict guilty…
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NEWS
Lady Gaga got pregnant after sexual assault
American singer, Lady Gaga has revealed how a sexual assault had left her pregnant at the age of 19, which triggered many years of traumatic and psychotic breakdown. Now 35, Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, first discussed her rape in 2014, and addressed it in songs such as Swine and ‘Til It Happens To You, noting that she…
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Crime
Rape: Kaduna Court remands commercial driver
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old commercial driver, Suleiman Auwal, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman. The police charged Auwal with rape. Magistrate Hajara Dauda, who did not take Auwal’s plea, ordered the police to return the case file to the State’s Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.…
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Crime
Court remands carpenter over alleged rape of minor
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday, remanded a 20-year-old man for defiling a minor. The man, Salawudeen Abdulwasiu, is facing a two-count charge of rape and indecent assault. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP Joseph Adebayo, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on July 19 at about 12:00 p.m. at Abebi Area, Modakeke-Ife.…
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Man remanded for raping, impregnating 19-year-old PWD
A Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Friday, ordered that a 44-year-old man, Oluwagbenga Ogunjobi, who allegedly raped and impregnated a 19-year-old girl living, classified as a person with disability (PMD), be remanded in a correctional centre. Ogunjobi, who resides at No 12B Modupe St. in Soote Ibafo area of Ogun, is charged with one count of rape. Magistrate Esther Idowu,…
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NEWS
Coalition begins campaign against GBV,child abuse #SilenceisViolence
Driven by increase in cases of domestic violence, child marriage, rape and sexual harassment occasioned by travel restrictions, curfews, school closures and loss of income-generating opportunities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an non-governmental organisation, Emerge Women Development Initiative, in collaboration with Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI) and Women’s Academy for Africa (WAFA) kick-started a campaign tagged “silence is violence.”…
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