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SCOAN counters allegations against late TB Joshua

A BBC report disclosed allegations made by numerous ex-Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) members, including five British nationals, against the late TB Joshua. These accusations, spanning nearly two decades, include incidents of rape and forced abortions allegedly perpetrated within a secretive Lagos compound. The Synagogue Church of All Nations responded to the BBC documentary, Read More…

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Rape Trial: Bishop closes defence, maintains conspiracy allegation

The embattled Pastor of the I Reign Christian Ministry, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, who is charged with rape, concluded his defence on Friday before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos. Oluwafeyiropo had pleaded not guilty to the charges and has consistently denied the allegations since the commencement of the trial. The case involves Read More…

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Teen Duo Remanded at Borstal Home for Alleged Defilement of 11-Year-Old Neighbour

Two 17-year-olds were placed in the custody of an Abeokuta Borstal home (boys’ remand home) by an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, following disturbing accusations of defiling an 11-year-old girl, their neighbour. Residing at 2, Oguntolu St., Shomolu, Lagos, the accused teenagers, both students, share the same residence with their parents. ASP Raji Akeem, Read More…

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Court reduces bail for medical doctor accused of defilement from ₦‎50m to ₦‎40m

Dr. Femi Olaleye’s bail requirement was reduced by a court in Ikeja, Nigeria, on Wednesday from ₦‎50 million to ₦‎40 million. Dr. Olaleye is the medical director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. Justice Ramon Oshodi lowered the bail after the defendant’s lead attorney, Mr. Babatunde Ogala, SAN, moved an application and requested that the Read More…

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Man bags 15 years for defiling 12-year-old girl

Uchenna Izuka has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Izuka was charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, said that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charge against the convict. “The survivor testified that the defendant defiled her sometimes in Read More…

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Medical doctor faces prosecution for violating teenager

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) said that it had received complaints of child defilement against Femi Olaleye, a medical doctor. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the executive secretary of the agency made this known on the agency’s Twitter handle on Thursday. She said that the agency received a complaint of child abuse on March Read More…

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Man bags life imprisonment for raping, robbing student at UNILAG

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a man, Collins Okechukwu, to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a 25-year-old student (name withheld) at the University of Lagos. Delivering judgement, Justice Abiola Soladoye, who described Okechukwu as a “pathological liar,” held that the prosecution proved the charges of rape and robbery Read More…

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20-year-old man defiles 9-year-old girl

A 20-year-old man is in hot soup for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl. Police operatives attached to Akodo Police Division, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State, have arrested a man, Ayo Adenupebi, for alleged sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl. In a statement signed by the Lagos Police Command Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the suspect resides in Read More…

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Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu takes a stand against rape, sexual violence

Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has urged stakeholders, especially Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to support the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), saying that the necessary will must be mustered to completely stamp out the menace of rape, especially against women and girls. Speaking at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Read More…

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Nigerian women take action as rape, assault cases surge during pandemic

In picture above: Kehinde Osakede, who says she was raped by a family friend, is pictured at the Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) centre in Yaba Lagos, Nigeria April 19, 2021. Reuters was not able to confirm her account independently. Osakede did not share the name of her alleged assailant and said she did Read More…