Tag Archives: Rape

The Safer Society for Children Foundation has joined forces with the Elegant Nurses Forum to demand justice for a female student reportedly gang-raped by four suspects in Ijebu Ode. It is alleged that the police failed to provide adequate protection to the victim, thus exposing her to further harm and …

Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday convicted three students for conspiring to gang rape a cousin of one of them. The court found them guilty of two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape of the victim (name withheld) at the Adangba area …

The High Court of Justice, Delta State, sitting at Asaba and presided over by Honourable Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro, has convicted and sentenced a 35-year-old man, Idris Hassan, to life imprisonment for rape. The Defendant was arraigned before the court on a one-count charge of rape, punishable under Section 218 of …

Following alleged rape, a 16-year-old girl, Olayemi Agbeloba, has committed suicide after her boss’ husband, identified as Ajibode, allegedly raped her at their residence in Eruwa, in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. After committing the crime, Ajibode, who is a welder, was said to have threatened to kill …

A 65-year-old man, Danladi Wari, arrested for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl, has blamed the act on the minor. Confessing his act to the police, the man said the girl got him into having carnal knowledge of her by touching him seductively.   The Adamawa State Police Command, which said …

Hoodlums have killed an 80-year-old woman, Madam Felicia Aderibigbe, at Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to reports the octogenarian was murdered at the weekend in her farm located in the constain area of Ore town. It was learnt that the old woman, who had left …

Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola has disclosed that she lost her virginity through rape. Speaking in a chat with TVC’s ‘Your View’, the filmmaker made reference to some red flags she encountered yet ignored in her first marriage. While she did not reveal who raped her, the actress said as a …

Five teenagers have been accused of raping an eight-year-old girl, Christine (not real name), on Adepeju Street, in the Bariga area of Lagos State. The victim’s father, Asuquo, who demanded justice, said the rape was discovered by his wife’s sister. He said, “My wife travelled to her hometown in November …

Justice Ramon Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday remanded  the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Femi Olaleye, for alleged defilement of his16 year-old wife’s niece (name withheld). Oshodi ordered that the defendant be remanded in Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending  the perfection …

Campaigners have hailed the launch of Nigeria’s first sex offender register as a vital step towards tackling reported cases of sexual abuse, which are rising across the country. The publicly accessible online register of people prosecuted for sexual violence since 2015 will allow public bodies and police authorities to conduct …