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09

Oct

PARASITICE TWIN DANGLING FROM IBDIAN BOY’S STOMACH SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED

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An Indian boy with eight limbs whose veneration as a god propelled him in to the public spotlight has been operated on to give him the chance of a normal life, his father said Wednesday. Deepak Paswan, 7, was born in one of the least developed parts of India with a parasitic twin conjoined to his abdomen, which meant he had four legs and four arms but …

24

Sep

UPDATE ON THE 13-YEAR OLD GIRL WHOSE GUARDIAN USED HOT ELECTRIC IRON TO BURN HER BREASTS AND FACE.

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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 …

20

Sep

Sad Story Of 12-Year-Old Orphan Left To Care For 4 Kids After The Death Of Her Elder Sister In Borno

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CRACO has received the story of a young girl left to cater for her four younger siblings after the death of their elder sister. The young girl has been reportedly left to cater for as many as four other young kids in Borno state. She is just 12-year-old and orphaned. Her name is Aisha. She is taking care of four children after the death of her elder …

15

Sep

POLICE RESCUE TRAFFICKED CHILDREN FROM ORPHANAGE

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The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, rescued some children from an alleged illegal Orphanage at the Okokomaiko area of the state Confirming the incident, the officer in charge of the unit, Chioma Ajunwa Oparah, said they burst the orphanage after they received information of child trafficking and sale allegedly …

15

Sep

YOUNG GIRL NAPPED AFTER DUMPING HER BABY IN THE BUSH

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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

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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 …

27

Aug

MOTHER SELLS HER 6-WEEKS OLD BABY FOR N200,000 – BUYS PHONE WITH THE PROCEED

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The Edo state police command have arrested 23-year-old mother of two, Miracle Johnson, pictured above, for selling her six-week-old baby and using proceeds from the transaction to buy a phone. Miracle who hails from Agenebode in Etsako East local government area of the state, had sold her baby, Greatness, to an orphanage in Onitsha, Anambra State, for …

09

Aug

Child trafficking: Couple sold their child and two other children for N600,000 in Imo state

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A suspected couple Ugochukwu Nwachukwu 28-yr-old man and Mrs. Glory Ugochukwu 30-yr-old woman, Wednesday claimed that they sold three different babies including their own child, for N600,000. They made this confession at the Imo state Police Headquarters, when they were paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dazuki Galadanchi, alongside 17 …

07

Aug

5-year old girl maltreated by her guardian rescued

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A 5-year-old girl identified as Zahra has been rescued over alleged maltreatment by her guardian in Kaduna state. The little girl was allegedly beaten to pulp by a woman who brought her from Maiduguri, Borno state to Kaduna to take care of her. The girl was rescued by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development who has taken …

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