Category Archives: VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

29
Nov

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

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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

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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 …
23
Oct

MORE INFORMATION ON 13-YEAR OLD OCHANYA: SHE SHOULD NEVER DIE IN VAIN

Joe Igbwe CHILD RIGHTS, Right of women and girls, Right to life, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Meet the girl who dared to dream. The Exceptionally brilliant girl who held on to her educational dreams. She believed staying with relatives would help her realise it since her immediate family couldn’t muster the funds to see her through school! That dream of being an educated, responsible young woman and leader of tomorrow was not to be. Her …
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 …
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 …
07
Sep

35-Year-Old Bricklayer ‘Threatens To Kill 13-year-old After Defiling Her’

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One Dayo Samuel, a 35-year-old bricklayer, has been paraded by the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akure, Ondo State, for defiling a minor. Samuel, a resident of Oke-Obere in Ijoka area of Akure, was accused of molesting his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter. He was said to have threatened to kill the girl, if she told anyone …
07
Sep

Father And Son ‘Sleep With’ Neighbour’s 14-Year-Old Daughter Till She Gets Pregnant

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, CHILD RIGHTS, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
Dare Omoju, a 39-year-old driver, has been arrested in Akure for sexually molesting and subsequently impregnating his neighbour’s daughter. Omoju, who lives at 38, Ajegunle Street, behind Lao Petrol Station in Akure, was nabbed following a report by the minor’s mother. He was paraded before journalists on Friday at the office of the Nigeria …