Tag Archives: child abuse

28
Feb

RCCG Pastor arraigned for defiling and impregnating daughter in Lagos

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Lagos state government has arraigned a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 17- year-old daughter. The RCCG pastor is facing two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and sexual assault at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. According to the state’s prosecution …
14
Feb

I was teaching her sex – says a male teacher who defiled 11-year old child

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Benue Command has detained Gbanger Terkimbi Sunday, 25, for allegedly having illicit sexual knowledge of an 11-year-old child. On Monday, February 12, 2024, Gbanger was paraded to the command headquarters in Makurdi, along with three other individuals who had been taken into custody for a variety …
14
Feb

Man bags life imprisonment for defiling his friend’s 12-year old daughter in Lagos

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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, February 12, sentenced a 53-year-old rubber trader, Kenneth Mba, to life imprisonment for defiling a friend’s 12-year-old daughter. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgement, held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against the convict beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge …
07
Feb

62-year old man arrested for defiling 6-year old girl in Niger state

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The suspect, Adamu Danga, lured the victim who was sent on an errand by her mother to the cemetery area where he allegedly defiled her. He was caught in the act by a passerby who raised an alarm and when he tried to run, he was pursued by a mob, arrested and taken to the Bosso Police Division. Confessing to the crime, Adamu said that he defiled the …
30
Jan

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

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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 …
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 …