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Dec
07
2020
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By Famous Reporters
Man remanded for raping groundnut seller at recreational park in Ebonyi

Man remanded for raping groundnut seller at recreational park in Ebonyi

CRIME,
Samuel Amah, AbakalikiAn Ebonyi State Magistrate's Court, on Monday, remanded at a correctional facility, a 32-year-old man, one Emeke Chukwuani, for allegedly raping one Akunna (surname withheld), in the state.The victim, a groundnut seller, it was gathered was returning home with her younger sister at about 8.30pm, after their daily hawking expedition, when the suspect snatched her phone and ran into the popular Fatilami Park.Apparently to recover her phone from her assailant, the victim ran inside the park with him, where she was severely raped by the suspect.Narrating her ordeals, the victim, said, "I was going home with my younger…
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Dec
02
2020
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Man who raped me bite my private part, ear – Ebonyi rape victim cries out

Man who raped me bite my private part, ear – Ebonyi rape victim cries out

METRO,
Samuel Amah A 20-year-old young lady, Chinenye (surname withheld), who was raped by one Emeka Chukwuani, 39-year-old man, on Wednesday, narrated that her assailant, bite her private part and other sensitive parts of her body, before raping her. It was gathered that the victim was returning home with her younger sister, when the rapist snatched her phone at Onwe Road and ran into the popular Fatilami Park, Abakaliki, and raped her, after she ran after him to collect her phone, at 8.30pm on Saturday. FamousReporters learnt that the rapist hails from the Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. Narrating…
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Dec
01
2020
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By Famous Reporters
Gender-based violence: NHRC Intervenes, Draws Battle line to End Global Crisis

Gender-based violence: NHRC Intervenes, Draws Battle line to End Global Crisis

NEWS,
By Our Correspondent The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cautioned against violence against women and girls in the country as it leads to psychological and physical trauma and sometimes, death. The Coordinator of NHRC in Abia, Mrs Uche Nwokocha, gave the warning during a road walk to mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Umuahia on Monday. The coordinator advised everyone being oppressed, exploited or sexually molested to come to the commission’s office in Umuahia and lay complaints. She told newsmen that the sensitisation was aimed at educating the public on the implications of gender-based violence. The…
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Jul
12
2020
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By Famous Reporters

Devastating!! Girl, 20 raped, macheted beside river

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The remains of Abdulrahman Safau Omowumi, a 20-year-old female student of Bathelomew College of Health Technology, Shao in Moro local government area of Kwara State has been deposited at Ilorin General Hospital morgue. Reportedly, the 20-year-old lady identified as Abdulrahman Safau Omowumi was reported raped and butchered at Gerewu area of Ilorin metropolis by some unknown hoodlums. It was gathered that the deceased home on Saturday 27th of June at about 4pm but did not return home up untill Sunday morning, as the family made for the police. Subsequently, the Police found her corpse lying beside a river at Oko-oba…
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Jul
09
2020
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By Famous Reporters
YET RAPES ARE ON THE INCREASE<br>… Quite intriguing!!<br>By RN Egbulefu

YET RAPES ARE ON THE INCREASE
… Quite intriguing!!
By RN Egbulefu

OPINION,
Parents or guardians should ensure safety of their children by constant monitoring of their movements as rapes are on the increase. Part of the attractions of this mischievous behaviours or social vice by lawless men are Hawkings or movements on errands by young girls during odd hours. How can parents or guardians assign their underaged female children or housemaids to hawk articles like oranges or groundnuts which its commercial values may not be up to Two Thousand Naira? Some irresponsible men lure such unfortunate hawkers with money above the commensurate costs of either items and rape them in lonely or…
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Jun
19
2020
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By Famous Reporters
Music superstar, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, to face police probe over alleged rape

Music superstar, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, to face police probe over alleged rape

CRIME,
Following the recent clarion call to end rape and all related violence meted out to the female folk, many women who were in the past assaulted have courageously begun to speak up and to seek justice.Recall that Seyitan’s friend, Benjamin Ese, had in a Twitter thread in June, recounted how D’Banj allegedly raped Seyitan at a hotel in December 2018. The accusation sparked outrage on social media as some wondered why the victim had not spilled the bean up until  two years later. However, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, ordered the probe in a letter with reference number CB.7000/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOl.484/801…
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