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On Friday, July 9, Ifeoma Chukwuemeka (real name withheld) left Awka, capital of Anambra State, unaccompanied to Lagos on the invitation of one ‘Aunty Doris’ who had promised to take care of her in Nigeria’s commercial capital. The…

Lecturers face sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), but it is not usually reported like when it happens to students. They told KOFOWOROLA BELO-OSAGIE why they do not like to talk about experiences that left them traumatised and what can…

Deborah Joseph was 18 years old when life as she knew it ended. “It was a painful experience,” she recalled as she narrated being raped by her then-boyfriend, whom she trusted and in a space which she assumed was safe. “He invited me to…

It is no news that domestic violence against women leads to far-reaching physical and psychological consequences, some with fatal outcomes on victims and their children. ADETOLA BADEMOSI tells the story of its impact on the girl-child.…

Sunday, September 5, 2021, will remain unforgettable for Mrs. Ifeoma Ganago. That was the day she went to a police station to seek protection and justice against her neighbours, who she claimed had constantly assaulted and battered her, but…

JULIANA FRANCIS continues with the investigation on how Police Personnel truncate sexual violation cases that have to do with children, causing trauma, injustice He said: “God knows I’m innocent and I’m following God’s instructions.…

Nigerian laws stipulate that cases that have to do with Sex and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) should be charged to court, but the police, who are the first responders to such cases, through their actions and inactions, deprive survivors’…

Hassana Ibrahim* was just 17 when she was allegedly raped by her class teacher in 2019. The teacher, simply identified as Umaru, lured her into his room while returning home from Islamiyya where she attended an Arabic night class in Sokoto.…