Rape cases

Francis Adebisi, controller of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Lagos state, says inmates convicted for the defilement of minors and other rape cases will not be considered for presidential pardon. Adebisi spoke on Tuesday in…

Adamawa State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Lami Ahmed, has said the state recorded over 350 cases of rape and sexual assault between May and October 2020. The commissioner made this known on Monday in Yola at…

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has condemned the upsurge in rape cases nationwide. Tallen made this known when she visited the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, on a courtesy call on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the recent rape cases involving young girls across the country, while pledging to continue to fight against gender based violence. The President said this in his June 12 Democracy Day Speech on…

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared that Nigerians who justify rape now risk getting arrested as suspects. The Director-General of the agency, Julie Okah-Donli, said this while…

Nollywood actress and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa (PARAA) Foluke Daramola-Salako has revealed that about 75% of rape cases being handled by her organization were perpetrated by religious leaders. She made this…