An Upper Area Court Judge, Yahaya Mohammed, on Friday urged rape victims and their relations not to drop out of cases but ensure that the suspects are prosecuted. Mohammed made the call in Jos. The judge of the Kasuwan Nama, in Jos, urged victims to ignore stigma and show that they get justice in the courts. Boris […]
A 32 year old businessman identified as Sebastian (surname withheld) in Ibusa Community near Asaba, Delta State has allegedly raped his 18 year old sister in the bathroom. It was gathered that the incident which occurred at the weekend took many of the family members in surprise as the victim was alleged to have been […]
The Osun State Police Command have arrested a man who allegedly raped an 85-year-old woman to coma in Ilesa, a commercial town in the State. The suspect, Kehinde Ariyo, 29, is said to have committed the heinous act last Friday The police commissioner in the state, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, who paraded the suspect disclosed to […]
Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have paraded three young men namely Osabuohien Aghimien, Osamudiamen Stephen and Victory Osayomwan, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old secondary school pupil. According to reports, one of the suspects, Osabuohien, a mechanic apprentice, claimed he was the boyfriend of the victim and that he took her […]
Women lawyers operating under the aegis of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) have vowed to probe rampant rape cases in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the country. The female lawyers said that they will work in collaboration with police and other security agents in other to bring identified culprits to book to […]