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  • Boys, not girls more vulnerable to rape in Nigeria – NAPTIP

    Boys, not girls more vulnerable to rape in Nigeria – NAPTIP

    The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has revealed that presently young boys in Nigeria are more vulnerable to rape than girls.

    The Director General of agency Dame Julie Okah-Donli said this is because people tend to focus more on girls not realising that the rape of boys is on the rise.

    She said that it is really annoying the number of silly videos being shared and reposted of child pornography on the internet, promising that she will arrest anyone that shares such video or stigmatizes against victims.

    Okah-Donli added that she is not an advocate of capital punishments such as death penalty for rapists because it will make perpetrators more brutal, because they will not want to leave witnesses to their crimes.

    The DG said this Saturday in Abuja at the flagoff of the ‘Cover me’ campaign aimed at exposing at exposing perpetrators of child abuse, advocate for stricter punishment for rapists and advocate for stronger mechanism for preventing approach.

    She said, “I do not advocate for capital punishment of death sentence because it will make rapists become brutal because they will not want to leave witnesses and it will also encourage jungle justice with people using it to accuse and kill people falsely.

    “Boys are more vulnerable to rape because we tend to focus more on girls so we need to focus on all our children. Now you see a lot of silly videos with people sharing and reposting, If you send it to me I will arrest you for child pornography, anyone who stigmatizes against victims will be punished. We need to make people know that we are serious.

    “During the lockdown, a lot of things where revealed to us, we realized that most of the reports we got was from observant neighbors and not parents.”

    Coordinator Cover me project, Barr. Ugo Nwafor explained that his organization has set up a one million man online petition to implement capital punishment to stop rape, child defilement and child abuse in the country.

    He said that capital punishment if implemented an curb rape, defilement and abuse by 60%.

    He said that the cover me project will also embark upon the distribution of clothing items to children in rural areas all over the country because they believe that the contant nudity of little children in rural areas might also encourage paedophiles.

  • Anyone found guilty of rape should possibly be castrated- Genny Uzoma

    Rising actress, Genny Uzoma says anyone found guilty of rape should be castrated.

    According to her, such individuals should be made to pay for their crimes.

    “Well, anyone found guilty of rape should be made to pay for his crimes, possibly castrated’, she told The Nation.

    Going down memory lane, the beautiful role interpreter noted that she never really wanted to be an actor.

     

    “I just really wanted to be an actor and I was super excited when I got my first role. It wasn’t something I planned out but now that I’ve grown in the field, I’ve had time to map out my aims and visions and expectations and I’m really working hard to achieve them while also enjoying the journey with all the obstacles and roadblocks that come with it”.

     

    On If she can date any of her colleagues, Uzoma said she doesn’t date entertainers.

    Hear her:”My colleagues are my brothers. Okay seriously I mean I don’t date entertainers. I keep saying it so if advances come back, I laugh or shrug it off”.

     

  • INWOAD plans campaign against rape to religious worship centers

    INWOAD plans campaign against rape to religious worship centers

    The Lagos State Chapter of Initiative for Women Accelerated and Development in Africa, (INWOAD) has advised respected men of God to look inward by sanitising their churches through the training of men who will genuinely do the work of God and shun sin.

    The advice was given by the Lagos State Chairperson of the Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Mrs Timis Okomma. She said the house of God has recently become where evil doers perpetrate their evils to destroy the sacred name of God and that some of those unworthy pastors should be made to pay for their evil deeds.

    Okomma also called on the Inspector General of Police to arrest and prosecute the suspect who raped and murdered late University Undergraduate Miss Uwa Omozuwa and other rape victims. According to the Chairperson the dastardly act must and should not be swept under the carpet to serve as a deterrent to other men.

    Okommah disclosed that the NGO will soon embark on its campaign to religious organizations: “In the past we neglected the religious places of worship but with recent events, we are planning to take our campaign against rape and abuses to churches and mosques. We are optimistic it will help to reduce this evil act”. It will be recalled that Uwa was raped inside RCCG church in benin, Edo State.

  • D’banj is not a UN ambassador – UN declares

    The United Nations has averred that D’Banj, is not a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace.

     

    The Director of Information, United Nations Information Centre for Nigeria, Joseph Kayanja, made this known during an email chat with Punch.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that back in 2012, D’banj’s publicists had stated that the musician was the first Nigerian to be appointed a UN Youth Ambassador for Peace.

    Answering the inquiry, the UN noted that D’Banj was never at any time given the title of ambassador .

     

    The email read in part, “I would like to confirm that the said Mr. Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj is NOT a UN Ambassador. The title was accorded to him by an obscure UN youth association which has nothing to do with the United Nations. I hope this clarifies.”

     

    The self-proclaimed ‘Eja Nla’ is currently a subject of police investigation.

     

    Seyitan’s friend, Benjamin Ese, in a Twitter thread in early June, had shared the story of how D’Banj allegedly raped Seyitan at Glee Hotel, Lagos two years ago – in December 2018.

     

    The musician, however, debunked the allegations levelled against him and asked the complainant to make a public apology and also pay him the sum of N100m in damages.

  • I was arrested by police officers pretending to be delivery agents- Dbanj’s rape accuser declares

    I was arrested by police officers pretending to be delivery agents- Dbanj’s rape accuser declares

    D’banj’s rape accuser, Seyitan Babatayo has released a statement addressing all that has happened since she came out with her claim

     

    In her statement, Seyitan insisted that she was raped by D’banj. She also claimed that he arrested and intimidated her after she came out with her story then threatened that he can buy off anyone within the justice system in Lagos.

     

    Seyitan added that on June 6, 2020, she went to the Bar Beach police station in Victoria Island to make a formal report but she was not attended to. Seyitan said her attempt was “thwarted by an officer of the law at the said police barracks”.

     

    On June 16, the alleged rape victim said four armed police officers stormed her apartment and arrested her without a warrant. She said they gained entrance by pretending to be delivery guys.

     

     

    Read her press statement below

     

     

     

  • I am innocent, until proven guilty- D’banj [VIDEO]

    I am innocent, until proven guilty- D’banj [VIDEO]

    Embattled singer, D’banj has claimed that he is innocent until proven guilty of a rape allegation levelled against him by a lady identified as Seyitan Babatayo.

     

    The video below shows the singer dancing to his hit song titled ‘Olorunomaje” which talks about people wanting his ruin.

     

    In the caption, D’banj who has been heavily criticized on social media over the allegation revealed that he stands against rape and human rights violation.

     

    He said: “Innocent until proven guilty. STOP SOCIAL MEDIA TRIAL. #SAY NO TO RAPE AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION.”

     

    This comes after the complainant was reported to have been arrested by the police just hours after the singer demanded an apology and the sum of N100 million on grounds of defamation.

     

    Seyitan took to Twitter where she described the report of her arrest as false.

     

    This was questioned by many who responded with claims that she must have been pressured to tweet a recant.

     

    The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Adamu Mohammed has now ordered a probe into the rape allegation.

     

    See his post:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvHJTSDhq-/

     

  • Rapes, violence against girls, women is a disgraceful act – Osinbajo

    The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has described every sort of sexual assault as a blemish on humanity and the dignity of Nigerians.

    The Vice President noted this on Friday, during a virtual meeting organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the Scourge of Rape, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria.

    He said the federal government was working with the states, as well as other stakeholders to deal decisively with the problem of rape and gender-based violence in Nigeria, because every form of sexual assault.

    According to him rape and other forms of gender-based violent “are blemishes on the collective humanity and dignity of Nigerians as a people and a Nation.”

    The Vice President, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, said “we will work with all actors to detect and punish the perpetrators of these sickening acts and work even harder to prevent their occurrence”

    Specifically, the Vice President further said the fight against rape and gender violence would be driven down to the States through the National Economic Council (NEC), which he chairs.

    “We will continue to use the platform of the National Economic Council to encourage States yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act of 2015 and the Child Rights Act of 2003 to do so.

    “Gender-based violence, rape and sexual assaults are a blemish on our collective humanity and dignity as a people and a Nation,” he added.

    “While violence against women has always been a challenge in Nigeria, the COVID-19 lockdown has occasioned a steep increase in sexual and gender-based violence across the country.

    “I am told that between March 23, 2020 – May 29, 2020, the FCT Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Response Team received an overwhelming 105 incidents; an average of 13 incidents per week, up from the usual 5 to 6 incidents per week, pre-COVID-19.

    “Also, a few days ago the Inspector-General of Police disclosed that the police had recorded about 717 rape incidents across the country between January and May 2020.

    “And that 799 suspects had so far been arrested, 631 cases conclusively investigated and charged to court while 52 cases are still under investigation.

    “What these figures show is an escalation of an already disgraceful trend of violence against women and girls in the country, ” Prof. Osinbajo observed.

    He referenced the rapes and murders of Mrs Queen Igbinevbo, a pregnant woman in her home in Edo State on May 20, 2020, and Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 22-year old student of University of Benin on May 27, 2020.

    According to the VP, there is also the case of Barakat Bello, an 18-year old female student of Federal College of Animal Health and Production in Ibadan on June 1, 2020, among others, saying these assaults “should never have happened and must not be allowed to continue.”

    Prof. Osinbajo reassured that President Muhammadu Buhari and State Governors recently undertook to take drastic actions against gender-based violence.

    “On June 11, State Governors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), agreed to declare a state of emergency on rape and gender-based violence against women and children, while renewing their commitment to ensuring that offenders face the full weight of the law.

    “Similarly, the President, in his June 12 address to Nigerians, reiterated government’s determination to fight gender-based violence through the instrumentality of the law and awareness creation,’’ he said.

    According to him, there is need to look beyond just legislation to fix the problem, but rather, interrogate the deeply dysfunctional cultures, the systemic flaws in our institutions and the perverse social norms which enable sexual and gender-based violence.

    Prof. Osinbajo also acknowledged that the Women Affairs Ministry, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, the International Community and several Civil Society Organizations had also been at the forefront of finding solutions and transformative strategies to address the root causes of gender-based violence.

    Present at the virtual meeting was the Women Affairs Minister, Dame Paullen Tallen, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, representatives of the United Nations and Civil Society Organizations.

  • If you did it in the past it would hunt your future- Lagbaja shares view on rape

    If you did it in the past it would hunt your future- Lagbaja shares view on rape

    Africano singer, Bisade Ologunde popularly known as Lagbaja has averred that there will always be penalties for those who have raped anyone in the past.

    The music star made this known via his Instagram page on Friday, June 19, 2020, while reacting to the incessant cases of rape across the country.

    “Hmmmm, I can’t believe in this 2020 people still do evil things like this. It is wrong, it is WRONG. If you did it in the past it would hunt your future, smh!” he wrote.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBnA2OTFZXE/

     

    Lagbaja’s comments are coming on the heels of the increase in the number of rape cases in the country.

     

    Also In recent times, celebrities like D’banj, Zoro and others have been called out for allegedly getting involved in the distasteful l act.

  • Don Jazzy speaks on rape accusation against D’banj

    Don Jazzy speaks on rape accusation against D’banj

    Mavin Records boss, Michael Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy, has given his opinion on the rape accusation against his former business partner, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’banj.

    A lady identified as Seyitan had accused D’banj of raping her at Glee hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, in 2018.

    Recounting the incident via her twitter handle, @seyitannn_, she said that he raped her in her room. She ended her tweets by demanding an apology.

    However, D’banj went silent on the matter until June 16 a week after his 40th birthday celebration.

    The singer, through his lawyers, Mike Ozekhome, demanded that Seyitan pays the sum of N100m within 48 hours or risk legal action.

    However, incidents took a different turn barely 48 hours after the Nigerian singer’s action.

    BBC Investigative Journalist, Kiki Mordi, took to Twitter to allege that Seyitan was arrested and pressured to retract her rape statement – a claim Seyitan said was untrue.

    She said: “I don’t know where all these rumors are coming from. I and my mom were not and have not been arrested.”

    Seyitan also added that she is moving on from the drama surrounding the rape allegations.

    “I’m done with all these back and forth drama…Frank took me to the party and gave me the key to the room. I’m moving on and leaving everything behind me. Thanks and God bless,” she tweeted.

    However, despite her statements, many commentators stated that she was forced to change her statement.

    Reacting on Thursday, Don Jazzy condemned rape and also urged the public to give those who get accused of rape a chance to prove their innocence before the law.

  • U.S. actor charged with raping three women

    “That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents in 2001 and 2003, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said on Wednesday night.

    The District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that it had declined to file sexual assault charges against Masterson in two other cases because of insufficient evidence and because of the statute of limitations.

    Masterson, 44, got his break-out role in the 1998-2006 television comedy series “That 70s Show,” in which he played a rebel adolescent.

    He could not immediately be reached for comment on the charges.

    In a statement issued to Variety, Tom Mesereau, Masterson’s attorney, vowed to fight the charges.

    “Mr Masterson is innocent, and we’re confident that he will be exonerated when all the evidence finally comes to light and witnesses have the opportunity to testify,” Mesereau said in the statement.

    “The people who know Mr Masterson know his character and know the allegations to be false.”

    The three rape charges together carry a maximum prison sentence of 45 years to life in prison if Masterson is convicted, the District Attorney’s office said.

    All of the alleged rapes took place at Masterson’s Hollywood Hills home, the statement said.

    They involve the alleged rape of a 23-year-old woman between January and December 2001, a 28-year-old woman in April 2003, and a 23-year old woman between October and December 2003. The charges did not name the women.

    Masterson, who has been married to actress Bijou Phillips since 2011, was written out of the Netflix comedy series “The Ranch” in December 2017 when a police investigation on the allegations against him first came to light.

    Dozens of actors, politicians, businessmen and musicians have lost their jobs since 2017 when sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein fueled the #MeToo movement.

    Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in February and sentenced to 23 years behind bars.