The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl (name withheld) in the Ayobo area of Lagos State. Spokesperson for the command, Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to PUNCH Metro on Sunday. “The suspect has indeed been apprehended,” Hundeyin said. The case of the … Read more
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has pointed out faults in the content of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recording on popular actor James Olarewaju aka Baba Ijesha stating that, the content may have been tampered with. An expert in CCTV installation and maintenance, who is also a defence witness, Engr. Adeleke Lawrence … Read more
Due to his wife’s alleged adulterous nature that is affecting the marriage, a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Mr Aderemi Bankole has urged an Osun State High Court, sitting in Ede to dissolve his marriage. According to the report, Bankole in a copy of the signed petition received by Osun State High … Read more
Kwara State University, Malete, has dismissed a member of its academic staff, Pelumi Adewale, over the alleged sexual harassment of one Tosin Adegunsoye, a student of the Department of Pure and Applied Sciences of the school. KWASU Vice-Chancellor, Mustapha Akanbi, made the revelation in Ilorin on Monday, while addressing a news conference to herald the … Read more
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Thursday, remanded two male students of Okporo Secondary School in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area over alleged gang rape. The two students, Chukwudi Daniel and Confidence Gbarabe, both 14-year-old were arraigned in court on charges bordering on defilement. The offence was registered in suit … Read more
Amnesty International has revealed that Nigeria had recorded at least 11,200 cases of rape throughout 2020. The data were published on Monday, in which Amnesty international complained about the high number of rapes in the country despite Nigeria having declared a “state of emergency” on sexual and gender-based violence. It also claimed that most survivors … Read more
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The Ikeja Special Offences Court has again adjourned the trial of embattled Nollywood actor, James Olanrewaju, aka Baba Ijesha till November 19 and December 2. This followed the refusal of one of the witnesses to appear in court over fears of the unknown. Similarly, another witness, who is a police officer, was not able to … Read more
