Adamawa to set up Special Court to try rape cases - Premium Times Nigeria

  • 📰 PremiumTimesng
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 44 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 78%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

Adamawa to set up Special Court to try rape cases

The Adamawa State Government is to set up a Special Court to handle the growing cases of rape and sexual assault in the state.

Mr Sanga said the court, coming up few weeks time, became necessary to address the disturbing raising rape incidents in the state. He said report from the centre was disturbing and expressed concern old women, children and even men had become victims of rapists.“Babies of two to three years, and even men are being raped and the figures are staggering and unbelievable!The attorney-general, who observed that there must be an underlying social problem, particularly drug abuse that promoted such bestial behavior, said government was also committed to look into that.

Mr Sanga also lauded the state Chief Judge, Ishaya Banu, for his commitment and support to the ongoing reforms in the judiciary. According to her, the component also include enhancement of citizens’ civic and public engagement in criminal justice sector reforms and the fight against corruption.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Amirribadu guy come see this table.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Military court dismisses air force officer who raped 14-year-old - Premium Times NigeriaMilitary court dismisses air force officer who raped 14-year-old Allah yakiyaye Lawyers sha. Someone has taken advantage of a 14 year old girl and violently assaulted her, and you talk about the perpetrators 'contribution to the military'. Rubbish. It mustn’t end there. He should be punished to the full extent of the law!
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Withdraw court cases or face sanctions, PDP warns aggrieved members - Premium Times NigeriaThe party says it considers myriads of cases instituted against it by its members as inimical to the successes it has achieved in the last few years. pdp will 4ever b pdp.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Govt speaks on setting up of special courts for sexual assaults - Daily Post NigeriaThe Adamawa Government is to set up a Special Court to handle the growing cases of rape and sexual assaults in the state. The Attorney-General and Commissi
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »

Court voids sale of 9mobile, firm appeals - Premium Times NigeriaAn Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has voided the sale of EMTS, managers of 9mobile to Teleology Nigeria limited.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Court absolves ex-Senate President Wabara of corruption charge after 14 years - Premium Times NigeriaFCT High Court, Maitama, has discharged and acquitted former Senate president, Adolphus Wabara, and two others of allegations of bribery levelled against 14yrs. But Buhari will be acting like he started the whole thing. Mttcccchhhww Wow! one of the legislative heads and governors PDP executive illegally removed from office but the current APC executive that worked with even the heads of the 8th Assembly that sabotaged it all through is the one tagged dictator. 9ja, I hail o! (In Anthony Joshua's Voice) 🙌 ShehuSani Has he finally joined APC?
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Court remands herder for allegedly killing farmer - Premium Times NigeriaCourt remands herder for allegedly killing farmer First time ever
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Military Court Martial dismisses Airforce officer over rape in Maiduguri - Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Military Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday dismissed Flt.-Lt. Martins Owerem, of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), for ra
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »

Court remands man for allegedly raping married woman - Vanguard News NigeriaAn Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that Abiodun Ibraheem should be kept behind bars for allegedly raping a married woman.
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »