The President of Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO), Barr. Joseph Igwe, has raised alarm over the rising cases of child rape, defilement and abuse in Lagos State, lamenting that in recent times, several child abuse cases had been reported to the Organisation. The Lagos State Government has handled over 14,166 rape and domestic violence …

  An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded one Abdulsalam Olayinka, 20, in prison for allegedly raping a 14-year-old orphan on Valentine’s Day. Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias ordered that the accused be remanded in Kirikiri Prison and adjourned the case till February 24 for ruling on the bail application. The accused, a trader, who lives …