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01
Sep

Man whose 14-year old daughter was raped prefers compensation instead of prosecuting the rapist

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A man whose 14-year-old daughter was allegedly raped about a week ago by a 67-year-old man in Rivers State, Nigeria’s South-South, has opted for financial compensation, rather than have the police go ahead with an investigation. “She’s my daughter, I have the right to decide what I want. My decision is also her decision,” Rufus Felix told PREMIUM …
30
Aug

Man arrested for Defiling 11-year old girl at Police Barracks in Lagos

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The Police have arrested a man, David Okorie, for allegedly defiling an 11-year old girl beside the Police Barracks in Lagos. The incident happened at Highway Patrol Barracks located in Ikeja, Lagos. The Police did not state if the suspect, Okorie, was a Police officer living in the Barracks and if the victim was a Police officer’s daughter. However, …
28
Aug

45-year old man arrested for defiling 3-year old girl in Benue

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A 45-year-old man has been arrested by the Police in Benue state for defiling his neighbour’s three years old daughter in Gboko Local Government Area of the state. The unmarried suspect, Kalu Agwu, a businessman from Abia state resident in Gboko, has however blamed his unhealthy action on the devil. Agwu, who was paraded at the State Criminal Investigation …
23
Aug

16-year old rape victim bows to family pressure, accepts the rapist’s apology, and case was resolved out of court

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A 16-year-old girl (names withheld), allegedly raped by a popular Islamic cleric, Habeebullah Titilope Abdulrahman in Ede, Osun State has bowed to pressure from her family to forgive the cleric. The rape victim who lost her father at a very tender age had on August 2, at the Osun State Magistrate’s Court, Ede vowed to commit suicide if her late father’s …
23
Aug

I Was Promised N50,000 to aid Kidnap of Infants – Suspect … As Troops Hand Over 2 Kidnapped Infant, 3 Suspects To Police

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  A 37 year old Woman from Abia state, Ruth Okoronkwo, who was on Friday paraded at the Police headquarters in Jalingo, Taraba state, has said she was recruited to Kidnap infants for the sum of N50,000. The kidnap suspect who claims she is a business woman, was intercepted by troops of 20 Model Battalion of the Nigeria Army, Serti, at one of their …
23
Aug

10-year old girl struggling to see with one eye after her father beat her with a wire that nearly damaged one of her eyes

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The incident happened at Ikotun area of Lagos. We learnt her offence was that she caused a ladder to fall down from it’s position. Speaking in Yoruba, the little girl said her father was not home when the ladder fell, but on getting home, he accused her of causing the ladder to fall, and started beating her with electric wire that caused her the …
23
Aug

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

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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 …
18
Aug

Man barnished from his community for raping and impregnating his 13-year old daughter in Abia State

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A man has been barnished from his community after he raped and impregnated his 13-year-old daughter who was born out of incest with his cousin many years ago. The man, Ugochukwu Nwonwu, a native of Umuokwenuta Isingwu in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, is currently on the run after he was discovered to have raped and impregnated his …
17
Aug

UPDATE: Court refuses the bail application of the lady who locked a little boy in dog’s cage – remanded in Prison

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We had earlier reported on Thursday that the lady who was filmed flogging a 10-year old boy and locked him up in a dog’s cage will be charged to court on Friday. True to the information, she was charged at Ikeja Magistrate court sitting at Ogba on Friday. Her lawyer applied that she be granted bail since her offence is a bailable offence, but …