Category Archives: CHILD RIGHTS

27
Oct

How Justice was secured for defiled 2-year old child: Account of proceedings during trial in court

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The 22-month tension-soaked trial of Adegboyega Adenekan, a Supervisor of the Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Lagos State, ended on Thursday, 24th October, 2019 with a court verdict that he should spend 60 years in prison for defiling a two-year-old pupil of the school. Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court …
25
Oct

Court jails Chrisland school Supervisor 60 years for child defilement

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Justice Sybil Nwaka of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday convicts and sentenced a 47- year-old school Supervisor, Mr Adegboyega Adenekan to 60 years imprisonment for defiling a two-year-old and 11-month-old pupil of a Lagos-based school. The judge convicted and sentenced Adenekan after finding him guilty of a lone count …
12
Sep

46-year old man defiled his 14-year old daughter for 3 years, while mother kept quiet to save her marriage

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Lagos State Command on Monday arrested a father who has been allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter for up to three years. Chinedu Ifeleka, the 46-year-old father of three was arrested in Ojo area of Lagos state. The suspect, who alleged to be a furniture maker, stated he made love to his daughter …
02
Sep

Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse

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Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse Talk to kids about their bodies and empower them to speak out. By Shani Zoldan-Verschleiser It seems that every day we open our newspapers, go on social media or watch the news, there’s a horrific new story of child exploitation and abuse. In my role as a counselor and educator who focuses on prevention …
01
Sep

Woman who called herself ‘devil bitch 666’ jailed for overseas online child sex offence

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  A woman who sexually abused children online for paying customers has been jailed using special legislation that allows for Britons offending abroad to face justice in the UK. Jodie Little, 30, was sentenced to 12 years and four months at Isleworth Crown Court in London. Little used the online names ‘devil bitch 666’ and ‘Queen …
01
Sep

Man hails himself for successfully raping a 14-year old girl in Niger state, says it’s mission accomplished

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  A 32-year old man, Nura Abdullah has been arrested for raping a 14-year old girl in Suleja Local Govt. Area of Niger state. Instead of showing remorse, he rather hailed himself, and says it’s a mission accomplished. Nura who was paraded before Journalists in Minna said that he had been setting trap for the victim for a long time and that …
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, …