The Nigeria Police, Warri Area Command in Delta, has apprehended a cleric over an alleged rape of a 19-year-old daughter of his church member in Warri. The Area Commander of the police force, Mohammed Garba, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. According to Garba, the suspect, identified as Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, is the Founder/General Overseer, Victory Revival Fasting and Prayer Ministry in Warri. He said that the suspect was nabbed on June 5...

President of Customary Court in Taraba State, Justice Donatus Yantau Shidda, has been kidnapped, security and family sources have said A family member said that the Shidda was whisked away in the early hours of Monday at his residence in Jalingo, the state capital. The source said, “The gun-wielding gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers pounced and the judge was forcefully removed around 5:00 am on Monday, leaving his wife crying.” “For now they are yet to...

The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has signed the Sexual Violence Against Children bill, recently passed by the state’s House of Assembly, into law. The law makes treatment and care for victims of sexual violence, compulsory, the state government said. “First, by virtue of the ‘Compulsory Treatment and Care for Child Victims of Sexual Violence law, 2020’ a child victim of sexual violence in this State will have rapid access to a medical facility...