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31
Jan

Anambra: Mother and her Daughter caught selling her two children due to economic hardship.

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Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, told newsmen on Wednesday in Awka that the woman’s eldest daughter, a 17-year-old, was also arrested for being part of the scheme. Obinabo said the accused and her eldest daughter were arrested when she (the commissioner) posed as a potential buyer of the boys after she got the hint of the transaction. …
30
Jan

Kaduna state Governor receives 11-year old Almajiri boy tortured by teacher

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, Education No Comments
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, received the eleven-year-old Almajiri boy, Isah Muazu, who was allegedly tortured by an Islamic school teacher in Suleja, Niger State. The governor, disturbed by the incident, sent an emissary to locate the boy and bring him to Kaduna. Speaking upon receiving the Almajiri boy, Governor Uba Sani vowed to press …
30
Jan

Ekiti Govt confirms the abduction of pupils and their teachers

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The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has urged the citizens of the state not to despair over Monday’s kidnapping of some school pupils and their teachers in Emure- Ekiti, assuring that efforts are on to get the children and their teachers rescued. Six pupils of a private school in Emure-Ekiti, three teachers and the bus driver were abducted …
30
Jan

School children, Head Teacher, Driver kidnapped in Ekiti state

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Some pupils have been kidnapped by armed bandits in Ekiti State. The schoolchildren who attend Apostolic Faith School were abducted alongside their head teacher and a driver. Sources told CRACO that the victims were kidnapped after school hours in Emure, Ekiti State. “The pupils were kidnapped while going to Eporo Ekiti from Emure on their school …
29
Jan

Lagos State Government officials visit parents of student flogged to death by teacher

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The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Lagos State Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun has led a team of Lagos State Government officials on a condolence visit to the parents of David Babadipo, an SS 1 student of Araromi Ilogbo Senior Secondary School, who died on Thursday 25th of January 2024. The Commissioner commiserated with the parents …
29
Jan

27-year old woman arrested and charged to court for inflicting injury on a 10-year old girl with cane

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD UPBRINGING, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A 27-year old woman,  Precious Ojo, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly inflicting injury on a 10-year old girl with a cane.  CRACO reports that the incident happened at Ceremedu Awoyaya area of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, where they reside. The suspect, Precious, used the cane to inflict injury on the victim’s back and face …
28
Jan

45-year old man remanded in prison for defiling 8-year old step Daughter in Lagos

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A 45-year old man, Christopher Egwatu,  has been arrested and charged  in Lagos State for allegedly defiling his 8-year old step-daughter and she lost her virginity in the process.  The incident happened at Roseline Street, Ilogbo area of Ojo, Lagos, where the suspect, Egwatu, resides with the victim. The suspect started defiling the …
27
Jan

Man sentenced to 3 concurrent Life Imprisonment for raping his 3 daughters

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, Right of women and girls, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Lagos High Court on Monday, Jan 22 2024, sentenced one Samuel Ademola Oladimeji to 3 Concurrent Life Imprisonment Sentences for Sexual Assault by Penetration of his 3 Children. The case was reported after the mother noted that the children complained about pain in their private parts. They were brought to Mirabel Centre for medical evaluation; the medical …
26
Nov

Catholic Priest in Anambra arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a minor.

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A Catholic Priest in Anambra State identified as Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen has been arrested for raping and impregnating a minor. An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court , Anambra State remanded the priest in prison till December 6, 2023. The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit …