Hannatu Musawa There is no doubt that the institutions that are meant to protect women from rape have failed in their duty. Particularly, a major way the Nigerian government is failing curbing this terrible abnormality is in the several federal, state, Sharia, and customary law definitions given to rape, which makes it rather ambiguous. Some... Read More

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Police corporal to die by hanging in Zamfara

by Oge Okonkwo A police corporal, Anthony Azare has been sentenced to die by hanging for culpable homicide and trespass by a High Court in Gusau, Zamfara state. Azare attached to Kaura Namoda Police Division, was found guilty of causing the murder of one Yusuf Abubakar on April 22, 2011 by Justice Mukhtari Yusha’u. Azare was said to have entered... Read More

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August 29, 2013

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SAD: 28-year-old man allegedly blinded by police

by Adeola Balogun Life has been hard for Chinonso Ozoemena, a 28 year old man who was allegedly shot in the eye by a supposedly drunk police officer. The police corporal, Mohammed Abubakar, allegedly assaulted and shot Chinonso in an event that subsequently blinded him. The incident occurred on Monday the 5th of August, 2013.... Read More

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July 10, 2013

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Accidental discharge: Police corporal arraigned for killing 52-year-old man in Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu Police corporal, Boma Pepple, has being charged for the murder of a 52-year-old man, Timothy Hunpoyanwa. In July 2012, Pepple reportedly “shot the man in his stomach with an AK 47 rifle.” The charge read, “That you, Boma Pepple, on the 21st day of July, 2012 at about 1200hrs at Makoko Water... Read More

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