Posts by Samson Balogun
BRCI Rescues, Accommodate Two Girls Defiled By Their Father In Calabar.
Two teenagers, unnamed, were last weekend in Calabar, rescued and accommodated by a not-for-profit organization, the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI following reports of sexual and physical abuse by their father, Linus Samuel Sunday Ukum. Mr. Ukum, 40, a plumber and native of Nsit – Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, who is…
Read MoreNGO wants declaration of state of emergency on Child Rights Protection
Mr James Ibor, Executive Secretary, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, an NGO, has called for the declaration of a state of emergency on Child Rights Protection. Ibor, a lawyer and human rights activist, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Calabar on Monday, He said the call was imperative…
Read MoreEstrange Former Akwa Ibom Lawmaker, Robinson Uwak Accused Of Kidnap.
Former Akwa Ibom Lawmaker, Mr. Robinson Uwak accused of attempted murder by his estranged wife, Kezia Uwak, has been accused of kidnapping her twins. Kezia who made the accusation in a Facebook post said, Uwak in the company of soldiers broke into her parent’s apartment in Calabar at about 9 am on Sunday, 26 June…
Read MorePACT Ends A Two-Day Stakeholders Conference In Calabar, Sue Against Witchcraft Branding, Child Abuse.
Prevent Abuse of Children Today, PACT, has ended a two-day stakeholders conference on ending child abuse in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. The annual conference organized by Basic Right Counsel Initiative, BRCI, with support from Safe Child Africa, held June 21-22, 2022 at Hogis Hotel, drew key actors from Cross River and Akwa Ibom…
Read MoreFormer Akwa Ibom House Of Reps Member Accused Of Attempted Murder By His Wife
Former Akwa Ibom State House Representatives Member, Hon. Robinson Uwak has been accused of attempted murder by his wife, Kezia. She made the accusation in a press conference in Calabar where she narrated her ordeal in marriage. Kezie, who couldn’t hold back her tears as she spoke to journalists said: “We got married on June…
Read MoreRisk factors associated with sexual assault in Calabar, south eastern Nigeria.
Sexual assault inflicts significant physical and psychological trauma in the victims. Interventions to prevent this violent crime against women are a major public health concern. The aim of this study is to identify the risk factors for sexual assault as seen in victims presenting in our hospital. Twenty-two case records of sexual assault victims treated…
Read More70-year-old man nabbed for sexually assaulting 12-old-girl in Calabar.
A 70-year-old man, Bassey Inyang, has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a 12-old-girl in Calabar. It was gathered that the suspect carried out the act in his apartment at 14 Waddell Street, Mbukpa community in Calabar South local Council of Cross River State. A source, who lives in the neighbourhood, said the suspect was arrested…
Read MoreInternational Day for Street Children.
On the 12th of April, organisations around the world come together to recognize the International Day for Street Children: a special day acknowledging the strength and resilience of millions of street children around the world.International Day for Street Children (IDSC) has been celebrated globally since 2012, to recognise the humanity, dignity and defiance of street…
Read MoreIn Lockdown With Their Rapists
CALABAR, Nigeria — In March 2020, when schools in Nigeria closed their doors to flatten the surging curve of coronavirus infection, the unintended consequence was that thousands of children and teenagers across the country became soft targets of sexual assault and rape. Celia*, 17, was one of them. On a sunny afternoon last December, Celia…
Read MoreWitchcraft Branding: Man to die by hanging for killing 11 years old twins in Cross River State.
On Tuesday, February 15 2022. A man, Anyanime Festus was sentenced to death by hanging by Honorable Justice A. A. Onyebueke of Cross River State High Court, sitting in Akamkpa for killing his 11-year-old twin daughters, Mfoniso and Emediong Anyanime, after he dubbed them witches. Justice Agnes Onyebueke who delivered judgement on the matter with…
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