Driver who raped employer’s daughter in 2014 bags 15 years jail
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a driver, Francis Apai, to 15 years imprisonment for raping his employer’s 17-year-old daughter in Lagos. Justice Sherifat Solebo sentenced Apai after finding…
Help! They are raping, killing our people: Ebonyi community writes IGP Adamu
The people of Edda community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi, has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr Mohammed Adamu to come to their rescue over alleged…
Alleged Rape of 12-year-old girl: Police arrest 11 suspects in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested 11 suspects for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl (name withheld). The Spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the arrest, adding that…
Man-32, remanded for attempted rape of 12-year-old
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Thursday ordered that a 32-year-old man, Mustapha Musa, who attempted to rape a 12-year-old, be remanded in a correctional centre. Musa, who resides…
Sokoto Hisbah records 606 rape cases in 2019; politicians, clerics, others are suspects
The Commandant, Sokoto State Hisbah Commission, Dr Adamu Kasarawa, said the commission has recorded 606 rape cases across the state in 2019. Kasarawa disclosed on Sunday and decried the rampant…
Man rapes mother, beheads her son, says I’ don’t know what came over me’
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old commercial motorcyclist for allegedly raping a 34-year-old woman and beheading the victim’s five-year-old son. The state Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu,…
Rape victims recount ugly memories: They raped us, stole our phones and money
“They forced their way in at around 2am. They raped us. And when they left, they stole our phones and money.” In those simple words, Sarah describes the nightmare that…
Police arrest another teacher for allegedly raping JSS1 student in Benue
Benue Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a school teacher, Mr Terseer Maikyo, for allegedly raping a JSS 1 student in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. This…
Girls who dress indecently fall victim of rape, molestation – Queen Moremi
Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA), Oreoluwa Toluhi, has called on girls to uphold the dignity of womanhood in society to avert the rise in sexual harassment and rape cases in the…
How housewife was raped, strangled by neighbour; suspect flees
The Ekiti Police Command says a middle aged housewife, Mrs Bukola Olarewaju, who was found dead in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, was raped and strangulated to death by a neighbour….