Category Archives: Right to life

23
Aug

14-Year-Old Girl Raped By HIV Patient In Port Harcourt Hospital

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Founder of Behind Bar Initiatives, Harrison Gwamnishu, has been on the case of a 14-year-old girl raped by HIV positive patient in Port Harcourt hospital. Sharing video of the victim known as Gift (Her face not shown), Harrison Gwamnishu gives an update: “We successfully #RetrievedGift, 14year old raped in Kendox Hospital Portharcourt. Handed …
10
Aug

15-year old boy convicted and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment because the Policeman who took his statement allegedly inflated his age to 18

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
‘Adom says he will be 15 in 3 months but the policeman who handled his case wrote 18 as his age. Unfortunately, his parents who would have clarified matters are both dead. Based on the statement of the policeman that he is 18 years, he has been convicted, and sentenced two years imprisonment for stealing. But the little boy says it was his nephew …
10
Aug

How 6-year old girl escaped from knife wielding kidnapper

Joe Igbwe CHILD RIGHTS, CHILD TRAFFICKING, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A six-year-old girl was early Thursday morning saved from being killed by a kidnapper who took her away from where she was sleeping in the middle of the night, and later attempted to murder her. The victim, identified as Feranmi Bukola, while narrating her ordeal, said she was sleeping by her mother’s side when the suspect allegedly sneaked into the …
09
Aug

14-year old girl commits suicide in Delta state over failed relationship with boy friend

Joe Igbwe CHILD UPBRINGING, Right to life No Comments
A 14-year-old Senior Secondary School 1 of Kess College, in the Ekredjebor area of Ughelli headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday, committed suicide over a failed relationship with her boyfriend. CRACO gathered that the girl simply identified as Favour, was home alone when she carried out the act and was said …
23
Jul

Sexual violence: Governors’ wives decry rises cases of sexual offences against women and children

Joe Igbwe CHILD RIGHTS, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, Violence against women and girls No Comments
Wives of 36 State governors on Tuesday protested against violence targeting women and children calling on the Inspector-General of Police to create sexual offences desks in all police stations Nationwide. Their position was contained in a statement signed by Bisi Fayemi, wife of Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi; Chair, Northern Governors …
13
Jun

LEKKI HOTEL GANG RAPE: Complainant seeks withdrawal of case; Court refuses

Joe Igbwe Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Edo state Judiciary and the Edo state Ministry of Justice should take a clue from Lagos State Judiciary and Ministry of Justice on how to be ruthless in the the war against rape and other forms of sexual abuse. Recall that we had reported the story of the Edo state Judge (a Magistrate for that matter) who struck out a case of defilement of a 9-year …
01
Jun

Man arraigned in court for burying his 5-months old daughter alive

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi state command has arrested a 26 years old man, Anthony Sunday for allegedly burying his 5 months old daughter alive. The suspect was said to have committed the offence at Okwerike village Abaomege in Onicha local government council of the state. He was said to have been having constant disagreements and fights with his …
01
May

WOMAN BREAKS THE HEAD OF HER HOUSE HELP WITH THE EDGE OF A PLASTIC FAN

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, Violence against women and girls No Comments
This report was sent to CRACO by one Temi Tayo Robin as follows: __________________________________ I pride myself for being as human as possible and standing up for those who are incapable of doing so! This evening after i got back from ikorodu and had my bath.. I was dressing up when i had the usual beating my neighbour’s wife dished out to …
26
Apr

Catholic Priest commits suicide After Being accused of defiling an underage girl and suspended by the Church

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A Catholic Priest has reportedly committed suicide after being accused of defiling a young girl. According to reports, the cleric identified as Father Richard Bilé, a Catholic priest in service at the parish Saint Francis of Assisi D ‘ Affiénou (Maferé) in Ivory Coast, hanged himself over the case of paedophilia on the underage girl. It was gathered …