by Angela Onyebuchi | Feb 7, 2024 | Child Abuse
Brian Kenneth Urban was caught after the girl’s mother installed cameras in the bedroom to monitor her seizures. Brian, 51, pled guilty to five felony charges after raping his 31-year-old disabled stepdaughter, Ashley Vigil. The 31-year-old woman has a rare...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Feb 2, 2024 | Child Abuse
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced one Richard Saviour to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his wife’s 14-year-old niece and infecting her with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). During the trial, the State Counsel, Mr Ola Azeez, called...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Jan 31, 2024 | Child Abuse
What is neglect? Neglect is the failure of a parent or guardian to provide a child’s basic needs, including food, shelter, clothing, medical care, education, and emotional support. It can manifest in various forms such as physical neglect, emotional neglect,...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Jan 24, 2024 | Child Abuse
13-year-old girl has been rescued from the hands of a pastor identified as Prosper Ifedinuru. Prosper Ifedinuru, a pastor at Living Faith Tabernacle, a.k.a, Winners Chapel, Umulokpa, Uzo-Uwani LGA in Enugu, Enugu State, reportedly held the girl for weeks and made her...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Jan 18, 2024 | Child Abuse
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested a man, Chinana Telpesa Solomom Tali, for trying to sell his 8-year-old son, Ushafa Tali for N20m. The FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, paraded the suspect and his...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Jan 17, 2024 | Child Abuse
Female teacher jailed for having sex with a pupil has been banned from the classroom for life by watchdogs who ruled the public ‘would rightly be appalled’ by her behaviour. Convicted paedophile, Kandice Barber, now 38, was jailed for six years and two...
