Nigeria: Rape Cases Rise in Lagos
Lagos State Government has revealed that cases of rape committed are increasing, and called for swift action.
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Nigeria: Lagos Rape Cases Hit 283
This Day, 23 May 2012
Lagos State Government Tuesday put cases of rape committed in the state at 283 in 2011, out of which 11 suspects were duly prosecuted and convicted during the same period. read more »
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Nigeria: I-N-C-E-S-T - 'Yes, I Slept With My Daughter but Didn't Impregnate Her'
Vanguard, 7 May 2012
Describe it with whatever adjective; incest, abomination , absurdity etc, one thing is clear: for a father to conceive in whatever guise, strip her daughter naked and sleep with ... read more »
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Nigeria: Police Arrest Man, for Shooting Bricklayer
Leadership, 19 May 2012
The police in Lagos on Saturday arrested one Asiribo Baba, 40, for allegedly shooting a bricklayer who attempted to rape his daughter. read more »
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Nigeria: Police Arrest Pastor Over Alleged Sodomy
Daily Trust, 4 May 2012
The police yesterday in Lagos confirmed the arrest of a pastor (name withheld) for allegedly raping an 11-year old boy. The spokesman of the state police command, SP Joseph ... read more »
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Nigeria: Man, 56 Committed to Prison Custody for Sexually Assaulting Three-Year-Old Girl
Vanguard, 2 May 2012
A SURULERE Magistrate Court sitting in Lagos has remanded a 56-year old man (names withheld) in Kirikiri prison for allegedly inserting his fingers into the private part of a ... read more »
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Nigeria: Groups Charge Fashola on Rape, Sexual Violence Against Women
Vanguard, 20 April 2012
Civil society groups in Lagos, yesterday, called on Governor Babatunde Fashola to take urgent steps to address the increasing number of rape and sexual violence cases against women ... read more »
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Nigeria: Three Docked for Allegedly Raping Minor
Vanguard, 18 April 2012
Three men were, yesterday, arraigned before an Ikorodu Magistrate Court, Lagos, charged for alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl. read more »
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Nigeria: Rape - When Old Vice Becomes New Monster (opinion)
Vanguard, 18 April 2012
REGARDLESS of various laws aimed at protecting the rights of women, rape has become an epidemic in Nigeria lately. Across the six-geopolitical zones, newspapers are full of reports ... read more »
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