Rapists

 The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kaduna State Command, says it has arrested 19 suspected rapists in the state between  August and September. The Command Public Relations Officer, ASC Orndiir Terzungwe,…

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday signed the State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, which provides stiff penalties for rapists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the law provides surgical castration and…

The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested 20 suspected rapists in the state, its spokesman, Mr. Ahmed Wakili, said in a statement on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said that the suspects were arrested during an investigation into…

A 44-year old pastor of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Ogo Oluwa Parish, Oluwafemi Oyebola, has been arrested for raping his daughter. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola…

Governor Emmanuel Udom has signed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (2020) which permits judges to sentence convicted rapists to life imprisonment in Akwa Ibom. The state’s commissioner for agriculture and women affairs, Glory…

Some Lagos-based lawyers on Wednesday decried the incessant cases of rape and other sexual offences in the country. They urged that courts should impose the maximum punishment for the offender – life imprisonment – on convicted…

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in Kaduna State has condemned the rising cases of rape in the country and called for an urgent review of existing laws to effectively punish perpetrators. The call is contained in a…

Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has asked the federal government to legalise the carrying of stun guns and pepper sprays for female to protect themselves from Rapists. This is coming due to the spike in sexual assault cases in…

Veteran Nollywood Actress, Hilda Dokubo has condemned rapists and demands life imprisonment for causing lifetime pain to their victims. Hilda Dokubo took to her Instagram page to voice her pain. According to the actress, a rapist is…

Frank Mba, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has revealed the reasons most rapists go unpunished in the country. Mba who appeared on a TVC programme on Thursday said that late report of rape cases and contamination of crime…

Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar has threatened to call out some popular celebrities and billionaires who are guilty of rape and are shaming women for speaking up now. Following the rape and murder of a UNIBEN student, Nigerians have…

Members of House of Representatives have rejected the recommendation of Castration as the capital punishment for Rapists. Considering the rising cases of sexual violence in Nigeria, lawmaker James Faleke raised the motion of castrating…

Nigerian music producer, Don Jazzy has reacted to the rape and killing of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a UNIBEN undergraduate student. This comes after Vera Omozuwa was raped and left for dead on the premises of an RCCG church. She was rushed to…

OAP, Daddy Freeze has revealed that rapists should be allowed to marry their victims as it is stated in the Bible. Daddy  Freeze stated this while reacting to the decision of the Turkish government to introduce a new law that will allow…

The Plateau State Police Command alleges to have recovered about 1,097 arms and ammunition from criminals in the state. They report having seized 171 arms, 795 ammunition and 131 cartridges from the criminals. The command also charged 24…

Members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have apprehended Four suspected rapists linked to the gang-raping of a 19-year-old girl in Minna, Niger State. The names of the suspects are Muhammed Sirajo, 21; Shafi…