Crime

Man in Police Net for Defiling 14-Year-Old Girl

Web News 30 March 2024 248 0

By Bolanle Adesida Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Gadafi Bala, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl in Ogijo,  Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola who made this known in a statement, said that Continue Reading

Crime

Robinho Arrested, to Serve Rape Sentence in Brazil

Web News 22 March 2024 512 0

Former Brazil international football player Robinho has been arrested to serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape. He was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a nightclub in Milan in 2013. Robinho, 40, was arrested at his flat in his home city of […]Continue Reading

Education

Rape: Culprits will be Brought to Book, Ogun Assures TASUED Students

Web News 25 October 2023 201 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke The Ogun State Government says it is working with the police and other relevant agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of students in all tertiary institutions in the state.  The State Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako – Oyedele made the submission after an official visit to the Tai Solarin University of […]Continue Reading

Crime

Alleged Rape: UNILAG Lecturer Faces Day in Court

Web News 7 September 2023 292 0

A female undergraduate student (name withheld) has accused a lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, simply identified as Dr Kadiri, of rape. The undergraduate said the incident occurred when she visited the lecturer in the office to sort out issues about her results. A non-governmental organisation, Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation, where the […]Continue Reading

Feature

If we don’t deal with sexual violence and child marriage, they will deal with us – CSOs

Web News 2 August 2023 343 0

Funmi Adekoya in this piece examines sexual and gender-based violence and Child Early and Forced Marriage as social menace that require concerted efforts to checkmate Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, is any harmful act perpetrated against a person’s will, and that is based on socially ascribed differences between male and female. These include rape, domestic Continue Reading

Parenting Tips

Incessant Rape of the Girl Child and Cry For Justice

Web News 22 April 2023 542 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan  Has the girl child now become nothing other than an object to be shredded rather than treasured,valued and nurtured? This question is borne out of the fact that hardly would a day pass without reports of sexual harassment in the form of rape or defilement as the case may be. On a […]Continue Reading

Crime

Man, 60, Arraigned for Raping 16-Year-Old Daughter’s Friend

Web News 20 January 2023 366 0

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered the remand of a man, Samuel Gbadamosi, in prison for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl (name withheld). The 60-year-old was alleged to have committed the offence on Obasekola Street, Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state. He was arraigned on […]Continue Reading

Crime

Teenagers in Police Net for Gang-Raping, Filming 17-Year-Old Girl

Web News 26 October 2022 618 0

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two teenagers for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl and recording the act on their phones. The two friends, after raping the victim, were said to have sent the video of the sexual act to another friend, who demanded sex from the girl so as not to upload the […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Arrest Man for Alleged Defilement of Teenage Daughter

Web News 11 September 2022 655 0

The police in Ogun State have arrested a 46-year-old man, Mr Olusegun Oluwole over the allegations of forcefully having carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter. The suspect reportedly defiled the teenager in their one-room residence in the Amọ́láṣọ area of Abeokuta, the state capital, around half past eleven in the night when the victim was […]Continue Reading

News

Unknown Assailants Rape, Kill MAPOLY Student

Web News 14 August 2022 436 0

A student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, had been reportedly killed along Ipara, in Ode Remo area of Ogun State. Odeh, an ND 2 student of Mass Communication was said to have been kidnapped while going to a movie location in the axis. A statement by the Students Union leadership of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Arrest Herbalist over Alleged Rape of Client

Web News 31 July 2022 668 0

A herbalist, Mr Samson Ogundele has been arrested by the police in Ogun for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 17 year old apprentice who approached him for spiritual consultations to find missing money.  The suspect was apprehended at Ọjà Ọ̀dàn in Yewa North local government area of the state following a complaint of attempted […]Continue Reading

Crime

Man Rapes Neighbour’s Teenage Daughter, Commits Suicide

Web News 15 June 2022 564 0

A man, identified only as Kayode, has committed suicide after his neighbour’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their house in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State. It was was gathered that the victim’s mother, who had a stroke, was taken to the Ikorodu area for treatment. The suspect, who was put in […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

How I was almost raped on my birthday in Zanzibar- Nigerian Lady

Web News 17 April 2022 1496 0

A 23 year old lady, Zainab Oladehinde, has narrated how she was almost raped in her hotel room in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Oladehinde, on her Twitter page, also shared videos and photos to back up her story. She wrote, “it’s high time I told my horrible experience in Zanzibar as a young solo female traveler”. She […]Continue Reading

Crime

Man in Police Net Over Rape

Web News 8 April 2022 2017 0

Oyo state police command has arrested a twenty-seven-year-old man, Ojo Adeagbo, for allegedly raping a thirteen-year-old girl in the Olodo area of Ibadan. The Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso confirmed the incident to our Correspondent. He said the investigation had begun into the matter. The suspect was said to be a friend of the […]Continue Reading

Crime

Court Remands NSCDC Officer for Rape

Web News 11 January 2022 646 0

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has granted an ex-parte application brought before it to remand one Olukayode Adebayo (37) in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti. In her ruling, Magistrate Mojisola Salau said, remanding the defendant will allow the Police to complete their investigation while the Prosecutor, Inspector Sadiq Adeniyi […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Arrest Pastor Over Rape In Ogun

Web News 12 December 2021 693 0

Ogun State Police command has arrested Pastor Peter Taiwo of a Church Abeokuta and his wife Elizabeth for allegedly conniving to defile a 16 year old choir member of the church. The Command’s Spokesman, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement in Abeokuta that the suspects were arrested after the victims had reported the incident […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Rape And Its Attendant Challenges

Web News 12 October 2021 1422 0

According to a survey in 2018 by Nigeria demographic and health, thirty percent of girls and women aged between fifteen and forty-nine suffers sexual abuse. The survey sates that at least two million girls experience sexual abuse annually and that only twenty-eight percent of cases is reported while only twelve percent result in convictions. Available […]Continue Reading

Crime

College of Health Tech. Staff Arrested for Allegedly Raping Student

Web News 10 August 2021 1119 0

Ogun state Police command have arrested an administrative staff of College of Health Technology Mr. Olawale Jamiu for allegedly raping a student. According to a statement by the state Police command spokesman, Mr Abímbólá Oyeyemi, the 39 years old college staff was arrested following a report lodged at Ilese Ijebu divisional headquarters by the management of […]Continue Reading

Judiciary

Ekiti Court Refers Two Rape Victims For Medical Therapy

Web News 2 March 2021 499 0

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has in a separate charge ordered the remand of two accused persons Deji Oke (35) and Ogunmiloyo Kehinde (22) in the Nigerian Correctional Center, Ado Ekiti for raping 11 and 13 year old girls. In her ruling Magistrate, Olufunke Anoma said She found it difficult […]Continue Reading

Crime

Father Arraigned for Allegedly Raping Daughter

Web News 29 January 2021 674 0

An Osogbo Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo has ordered that a 44-years old man, Kazeem Olapade be remanded in Ilesa Correctional facility for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter.  Olapade was arraigned on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, indecent assault and canal knowledge of his daughter.  The Police prosecutor, Inspector Jacob Akintunde told Continue Reading

Crime

Ogun Police Nab School Bus Driver for Allegedly Defiling 4 Year Old Pupil

Web News 29 January 2021 748 0

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36 year old man, Humble Michael for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 4 year old pupil of the school where he works.  The suspect was arrested after the mother of the victim reported the case at Ogijo divisional headquarters that her daughter had been sexually abused. […]Continue Reading

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Police in Ogun Nab man for Alleged Abduction, Rape

Web News 22 January 2021 771 0

Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police has arrested a 32 year old man, Tunde Bello for allegedly kidnapping and raping a twenty nine year old lady. The victim, who reported the case at Mowe police station, said she had boarded a car from Ogunrun road Mowe to Lagos but was surprised that the suspect made a detour to Ibadan […]Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Yahoo Boys Arrested for Allegedly Raping a Teenager

Web News 8 December 2020 1314 0

Ogun State Police command has arrested three suspected Yahoo boys for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old girl in Ijebu Ode area of the state. The suspects, Tunde Taiwo, Damilola Adesina and Adegoke Amos were arrested after the victim had reported the incident at Ilese Police Divisional Headquarters, Ijebu Ode that the suspects took turns to rape […]Continue Reading

Crime

Group Wants Prompt Arrest of Suspect(s) behind Rape, Murder of Teenager

Web News 20 September 2020 698 0

The Child Protection Network in Ogun State has called for detailed investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a fourteen year old secondary school girl in Abeokuta. In a statement by the coordinator, Mr. Alfred Soleye, the network expressed sadness and shock over the brutal murder of the school girl. The group urged the […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Arrest Private School Teacher for Allegedly Raping Student in Ogun

Web News 12 September 2020 1248 0

Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police has arrested a twenty-six year- old teacher of a private school, Mathew Adebayo for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a fifteen-year-old student of the school. The suspect was arrested following a report by the proprietress of the school at Sango Police Station that she was informed by […]Continue Reading