A 17-year-old boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. According to PUNCH, the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parents’ sitting room on Sunday, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then defiled…
Two teenage sisters were arrested in Pakistan for killing their father by setting him on fire in revenge for rape, police said Wednesday. The father was attacked in the Punjabi city of Gujranwala on January 1 and taken to hospital where he died on Tuesday. “The girls said that they decided amongst themselves to find…
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, also known as Queen Mother has opened up about some personal and traumatic experiences from her childhood. In a conversation with her colleague Biola Bayo on the talk show, Talk to B, which was shared on Friday, Ojo revealed that she had been raped five times. She highlighted the prevalence of…
Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to drugging his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and subjecting her to nearly a decade of sexual abuse, during which he also invited at least 50 men to participate in the assaults. The trial ended Thursday in a packed courtroom in Avignon, southern France. Despite…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, sentenced a teacher, John Osifo, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil. Delivering judgement, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Mr Osifo beyond every reasonable doubt. Mr Oshodi noted that the convict bridged the trust that was…
An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of a 38-year-old man, Moses Udoh, in prison, for the alleged indecent sexual assault of his daughter. Udoh was arraigned by the police on a two-count charge of indecent sexual assault of a minor and threat to life. The Police Prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyere, said…
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his employer’s wife. Magistrate Sanusi Adagun, remanded the defendant following his arraignment on a four-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, threat to life, obtaining money under false pretences, and stealing. Mrs Adagun,…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command has arrested eight teenagers for alleged conspiracy, sexual abuse and unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl at the Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects are Matthew Omotayo, age 17 Mojeeb Solomon, 16 years; Olamilekan Adefuye, 18 years; Damilola…
Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, 48, was on Thursday paraded by the Zone 6 Police Command in Cross River over an allegation of defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. The zone 6 spokesperson, Nelson Okpabi, told newsmen that the suspect was arrested on Friday, November 15, based on a petition by one Aisha, the victim’s aunt. “The…
A High Court of the Capital Territory, FCT, has convicted and sentenced one Laminu Ahmed, 36, to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi found the defendant guilty based on an eight-count charge the Federal Government entered against him through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…