Tag: rapists
Jigawa lawmakers approve death penalty for kidnappers, life imprisonment for rapists
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for the prohibition of violence against…
No pardon for rapists, says Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said no offender indicted in reported cases of rape and gender-based…
BREAKING: Gov El-Rufai signs bill for castration of rapists into law
Malam Nasir el-Ruafi has signed the Kaduna State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020 which provides stiff penalties upon…
Minister wants death penalty for rapists
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has advocated death penalty for rape and related offences. Mrs Tallen…
Actress Halima Abubakar Suggests Punishment For Rapists
Popular Nollywood Actress, Halima Abubakar has proffered a possible solution that will curb the menace of rape in…
El-Rufai’s Wife seeks Law to castrate rapists
Wife of Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Ummi El-rufai, yesterday appealed to the Kaduna State House of Assembly, KSHA,…
Police arrest 27 suspected pedophiles, rapists in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has announced that 27 suspected pedophiles and rapists were arrested across the state…
Kano lawmakers recommend castration as punishment for rape
The Kano State House of Assembly has began a process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment…
Police set to prosecute owners of uncompleted buildings used by rapists in Kano
Police in Kano have announced that owners of uncompleted buildings used by rapists to perpetrate crimes in Kano…
Teenager gang-raped by 4 men tests positive for COVID-19 after childbirth
A 16-year-old teenager identified as Aishat who was gang-raped by four men in Lagos has tested positive for…
Boys are currently more vulnerable to rape in Nigeria, says NAPTIP boss, Julie Okah-Donli
Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disclosed…
Rapists to get life imprisonment in Akwa Ibom
Governor Emmaneul Udom has signed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law, VAPPL, 2020, which empowers judges to hand…