Former Manchester City and Real Madrid star, Robinho, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a gang rape in 2013. The Brazilian was accused of raping a woman in her 20s at an Italian nightclub eight years ago.
A 25-year-old passenger who was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a taxi driver and a conductor in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on Monday, said she was scared to reveal she is HIV-positive.
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, in Lagos State has ordered that a 47-year-old father, Tom Godswill, should be remanded at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter. Source reports that Godswill was charged with defilement.
Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed has promised to protect children and women in the state by implementing the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act recently passed by the Bauchi State House of Assembly.
The Plateau State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the arrest of one Abdulhamid Sale who was accused of raping seven teenagers in Bukuru community of Jos South LGA of Plateau State.
Anxiety gripped residents of Akure, the Ondo state capital over the murder of a middle aged lady and the wife of a member of the state Nation Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State has arrested a 50-year-old driver, Audulahi Kamarudeen, for allegedly defiling two minors aged eight and 10 years.
Despite the existing law against rape and the punishment of life sentence for convicts in Kano, the state has continued to witness a rise in the number of cases, especially against minors.The state Attorney General, M.A Lawan said Kano State recorded a total of 211 rape cases in 2020 alone.
In a shocking twist of event, a Botswanan rape victim has refused to testify against a Zimbabwean man who was arrested for raping her and others.