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The Niger state police has arrested one Ezekiel Yunana, 25, for allegedly raping a 85-year-old grandmother in Rafi. According to The Nation, the suspect, who reportedly broke into the victim’s room through the window, had asked her to pay a large sum of money after threatening to kidnap her. When she couldn’t come up with the money, the suspect forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. The victim said that the suspect raped her for a very long time before she was rescued by her grandson, Ishaku Achidawa, who was able to identify him. Yunana reportedly confessed to the crime, stating that he raped her since she did not have any money to give him. - The Nation

The Nigeria Police Force has released a statement assuring the general public that killers of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa will be brought to book. Nigerians called for justice for Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, who was allegedly raped and killed inside a church in Benin city, Edo State.  The Nigeria Police Force via it's official Twitter handle released the statement, and promises to 'unravel the circumstances surrounding the brutal attack and unfortunate death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa in Benin, Edo State on the 28th and 30th May respectively'. The statement in full. DEATH OF MISS VERA UWAILA: IGP ASSURES PERPETRATORS WILL BE BROUGHT TO BOOK Deploys more investigations aids to Edo State As part of deliberate and concerted efforts by the Nigeria Police High Command to unravel the circumstances surrounding the brutal attack and unfortunate death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omosuwa in Benin, Edo State on 28th and 30th May, 2020 respectively, ... the Inspector General of Police

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the investigation  into the murder of 22-year old Uwa Omozuwa. She died three days after she was violently raped inside a Miracle Sanctuary parish, Redeemed Christian Church of God located at  44, Osa Amadasun street, off Agbor road, Benin city. Uwaila was a first year student of Microbiology in the University of Benin before she was murdered. She was a regular visitor to the church where she goes to read. Her Mother and her siblings have been members of the church for 15 years. Meanwhile, the Pastor of  the Church in Benin City, escaped a mob action by aggrieved youths and family members of the 22-year-old. It took the timely intervention of the Police to avert a mob action when the Pastor of the Church went on a condolence visit to the family of the deceased. Now Family of the deceased and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students are calling for justice for Uwaila Omozuwa. Already, her death is t

Men of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old man for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17-year-old daughter. The suspect was identified as Uchenna Egbuchulem, of Nduhu Alaenyi, Ogwa in Mbaitoli Local government area of the state. The spokesman of the police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that the police, acting on information, stormed the man’s house and arrested him on Tuesday. “On the 12/5/2020, upon a report received from a good Samaritan, operatives of the Divisional Police headquarters in Mbaitoli, arrested the above-named suspect for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his biological daughter to the extent of getting her pregnant,” Ikeokwu said. He said that the mother of the victim (an Ivorian) had left the marriage and returned to her country. This, he said gave the father the privilege to sleep with his daughter, threatening to kill her with a machete on each of the occasions. Ikeokwu added that the command has launched an investigation int

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, has ordered three teenagers, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl, to be remanded in correctional custody. On Thursday, the police charged Segun Gbadebo, 18; Taiye Ishola, 17 and Samuel Adebayo, 17, with two counts of conspiracy and felony to wit defilement. Chief Magistrate A. F. Azeez, did not take the pleas of the teenagers and ordered the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), for legal advice. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. John Iberedem, said the suspect committed the offence on Feb.7, at about 7 p.m. at Ijede junction behind Jaiyesinmi street in Ikorodu, Lagos. The offence contravened the provisions of sections 411 and 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The case was adjourned until April 2, 2020. Source: dailypost.ng