Category Archives: CHILD ABUSE

29
Nov

SUPPORT CAMPAIGN TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Child sexual abuse is not an epidemic because abusers are unstoppable, rather, it is an epidemic because learning, talking and taking action to protect children does not receive the awareness and support it deserves. Be the change. Up to $5000 is needed to earn us permanent membership of GlobalGiving. This will give us access to regular fund to sustain …
29
Nov

NAPTIP ARRESTS OCHANYA’S AUNT FOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TEENAGER’S REPEATED RAPE

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, CHILD TRAFFICKING, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested Felicia Ogbuja, the aunt of Elizabeth Ochanya, a teenage girl that recently died after years of sexual abuse. Ochanya died on October 18, 2018 after years of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by Felicia’s husband, Andrew Ogbuja, and their son, Victor, a student …
26
Oct

COURT REMANDS LECTURER WHO RAPED 13-YEAR OCHANYA TO DEATH IN PRISON CUSTODY

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
The Chief Magistrate’s Court One, Makurdi, Benue State, on Thursday remanded a 51-year-old lecturer in the Department of Catering and Hotel Management, Benue State Polytechnic, Mr Andrew Ogbuja, in custody. The lecturer, who had earlier been charged for allegedly raping his 13-year-old housemaid, Miss Elizabeth Ogbanje, was on Thursday arraigned on …
26
Oct

THE FULL STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO 13-YEAR OLD OCHANYA AND HOW IT ALL STARTED

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
The International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA) Nigeria is devastated to report the untimely and unjust passing of our tender client, Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje, allegedly following years of sexual abuse, defilement and violation at the hands of her uncle, Mr Andrew Ogbuja and cousin, Mr Victor Ogbuja. Miss Ochanya’s case was first reported to …
20
Oct

PATHETIC: FATHER AND SON RAPE 13-YEAR OLD GIRL TO DEATH

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
13 year old Ochanya who battled with Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and other health complications at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi after being severely abused by a man and his son on both sides has finally, painfully passed unto the great beyond yesterday in a private hospital in otukpo. The sorrow in my heart is unquantifiable …
24
Sep

UPDATE ON THE 13-YEAR OLD GIRL WHOSE GUARDIAN USED HOT ELECTRIC IRON TO BURN HER BREASTS AND FACE.

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
On Friday, September 7, 2018, police attached to Ekeki Police station arrested one Sunday Effiong at Etegwe, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital for using a hot electric iron to burn one 13-year-old-girl simply called Christiana, causing, in the process severe and grievious bodily injuries on her breasts and several parts of her body. On Saturday, September …
20
Sep

Sad Story Of 12-Year-Old Orphan Left To Care For 4 Kids After The Death Of Her Elder Sister In Borno

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CRACO has received the story of a young girl left to cater for her four younger siblings after the death of their elder sister. The young girl has been reportedly left to cater for as many as four other young kids in Borno state. She is just 12-year-old and orphaned. Her name is Aisha. She is taking care of four children after the death of her elder …
15
Sep

YOUNG GIRL NAPPED AFTER DUMPING HER BABY IN THE BUSH

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A young girl was caught in Ofada area of Ogun state, after dumping one of her twin baby girls in a bush. The girl confessed to have traveled all the way from Ijero, Ekiti state, with the hope of locating the father of her girls but her search proved abortive. This prompted her to dumping the sick child in the bush. According to her, she met the children’s …