Tag: Rape
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Rape Pandemic: The fault is not the absence of relevant laws – Ozioma Onyeweaku
By Ozioma Onyeweaku While we are battling with how to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, some elements in the society are busy creating more agonizing situations. The recent cases of rape are so barbaric and so saddening: the despicable gang rape of 18-year- old Jennifer in Kaduna state, the wicked gang rape of 12-year-old Farishina in…
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Rape now a pandemic in Nigeria – Gbajabiamila
Gender activists under the auspices of the Movement Against Rape and Sexual Violence visited the House of Representatives on Wednesday to seek action against rape and other sexual crimes. Wife to the Governor of Kaduna State, Aisha el-Rufai, led the team that visited the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, at his office. Gbajabiamila, while responding to MARS-V,…
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CAC pastor arrested for raping, procuring abortion pills for own daughter
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 44-year-old cleric, Oluwafemi Oyebola, for allegedly raping his own daughter. Mr Oyebola allegedly impregnated the victim and procured illegal abortion for her thrice. The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known on Tuesday, said Mr Oyebola was arrested after the daughter reported her…
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Pastor confesses to raping daughter, getting her pregnant thrice
A 44-year-old pastor at Ogo Oluwa Parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in Owode-Egbado, Ogun, has been arrested by the police for raping his own biological daughter. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta. According to Oyeyemi, the pastor was arrested…
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The Rape Epidemic – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha There is a rape epidemic ravaging the country. Media reports show that some men have gone crazy over illegal sex and have resorted to bestial actions with the other sex. Some prey on children. Some perpetrators are family. They prey on little girls, sometimes as young as three months. Daddies rape their…
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D’banj promises giveaway for ‘real victims’ of rape
Embattled Nigerian pop star, D’banj, uses any platform on social media to state his innocence in the rape allegation brought against him by a woman named Seyitan Babatayo. The revered singer has promised to have a giveaway for the ‘real victims’ of rape from the N1.5billion he is demanding as damages from his accuser.…
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D’banj celebrates wedding anniversary with wife amidst rape allegation
Self-proclaimed ‘Koko master’ D’banj, has celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary with Lineo Didi Kilgrow, his wife, amid the rape allegation leveled against him. The embattled singer took to his social media page to write a lovely message to his wife. In the post, D’banj noted that Kilgrow is an indispensable treasure to him while…
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Robbery suspect begs for death, says prison will only make him hardened criminal
A 27-year-old confessed robber and serial rapist, Adeniyi Ajayi, begged the Nigerian Police to kill him, instead of imprisoning him. Ajayi was arrested at the 7-up area in Ijora, Lagos after an alleged failed robbery attempt in a hotel. He disclosed that during his raids he raped women and maids in the presence of their…
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Body of 6-year-old rape victim found in Kaduna mosque
The body of a six-year-old girl Khadijat Ya’u allegedly raped to death by her captor(s) was found in a mosque on New Road, Kurmi Mashi by Nnamdi Azikiwe bypass, Kaduna North local government area of Kaduna state. The incident, which happened on Friday, drew the attention of people in the neighbourhood including some members of…
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It is better to masturbate than to rape- Amara Maduka
Actress and filmmaker, Amara Maduka says it is better to masturbate than to rape. She noted that rape will reduce if the society embraced adult content rather than frown at it. The sexy role interpreter said:”In my opinion adult contents has nothing to do with rape. As a matter of fact, rape would reduce if…