Category Archives: Right to life

25
Apr

CRACO PROTEST LETTER TO THE HON. CHIEF JUSTICE OF EDO STATE

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, Violence against women and girls No Comments
HONOURABLE CHIEF JUDGE CRACO being displeased and disappointed with the decision of Honorable Justice D.I. Adamaigbo of the High Court of Justice, Edo State striking out a case of defilement of a 9-year old child on the ground that the victim’s father has forgiven the offender, wrote a protest letter to the Honourable Chief Justice of Edo State.
24
Apr

UPDATE: Calabar prison inmate who gave birth to twins dies

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Last week, we reported the story of a female prison inmate in Calabar prison who gave birth to twins and for whom Governor Ben Ayade donated N1million. Report reaching us has it that the woman has died. ASP Effanga Etim, Public Relations Officer of Afokang Command, confirmed the incident, stating that the inmate died of complications after a Caesarean …
20
Apr

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River donates N1M to prison inmate who delivered twins

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Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Inyang Asibong (right) donated N1million and other gift items on behalf of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River to the Medical Superintendent of Calabar General Hospital, Doctor Ayi Ita (left) for the upkeep of the prison inmate who delivered twins at the hospital on Thursday. Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River …
28
Mar

CRACO in France 24 Documentary on Babies factory in Nigeria

Joe Igbwe CHILD RIGHTS, CHILD TRAFFICKING, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, Violence against women and girls No Comments
Since 2018, CRACO has been reaching out to schools in Lagos State educating children on their right to freedom from all forms of violence, especially sexual violence. In one of our schools outreach, we were joined in the field by France 24, an international TV station based in Paris. The TV station was doing a documentary on Babies factory in Nigeria. …
08
Mar

Killer Husband Lekan Shonde is sentenced to death for killing wife

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51-year-old Lekan, a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, was found guilty of the murder of his wife and he was today sentenced to death by hanging by the Lagos State High Court. Mrs Ronke Shonde was found dead at her home in Egbeda on the morning of May 6, 2016. The family nanny had arrived to prepare the children for school and found the …
01
Mar

52-YEAR OLD MAN, IMPREGNATS NIECE AND ATTEMPTS TO KILL HER TO COVER HIS TRACK

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
ADO-EKITI – A 52-year-old man accused of plotting to kill an under-aged niece who allegedly got pregnant for him after six years of regular sex, was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti State. The suspect, Dennis Agya Kiyeye, is being held for allegedly committing incest with, and conspiracy to kill her victim, …
27
Feb

THE VATICAN BARS THE CARDINAL CONVICTED OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF TWO CHOIRBOYS FROM PUBLIC MINISTRY AND FROM CONTACT WITH MINORS AS HE SEEKS TO APPEAL HIS CONVICTION

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Yesterday we reported the conviction of a high ranking Catholic Cardinal by an Australian Court for rape and sexual abuse of two choirboys. The said Convict will be sentenced today, Wednesday 27th Feb. 2019, however, he has assembled a legal team to appeal his conviction. Meanwhile, the Vatican press office has issued a statement on the conviction of …
26
Feb

Catholic Cardinal found GUILTY of raping a 13-year-old choirboy and molesting another after he caught them drinking sacramental wine

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest ranking Catholic, has been found guilty of raping a choirboy and molesting another in the 1990s 77-year old Pell is the Vatican’s treasurer and is the most senior Catholic clergyman to be found guilty of child sex offences anywhere in the world. He was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault …
01
Feb

RAPE: SUSPECT RETRACTS GUILTY PLEA AFTER PREGNANT DAUGHTER, UNCLE, NGO WORKERS, DRIVER DIE IN ACCIDENT

Joe Igbwe Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, Violence against women and girls No Comments
A native doctor, Jacob Alonge, who was accused of impregnating his own daughter, Gift, has retracted his guilty plea. The 54-year-old, who was to be sentenced after pleading guilty to charges of incest, reportedly changed his plea after the news that his 17-year-old daughter had died in an accident on the way to a magistrates’ court in Benin City, …