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  • How grandfather defiled 13-year-old granddaughter

    How grandfather defiled 13-year-old granddaughter

    • By Eunice Ainetor

    An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court heard yesterday how a grandfather, Babatunde Idris, allegedly defiled his 13-year-old granddaughter.

    The survivor is the daughter of the defendant’s daughter.

    A Senior Nursing Officer and a registered nurse at Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF), Olushi Okoi, disclosed this while giving evidence before Justice Rahman Oshodi.

    The nursing officer, who was representing the Clinical Head/Centre Manager at WARIF, Dr Aniekan, gave Justice  Oshodi the details of the clinical examination carried out on the 13-year-old survivor by  interpreting  the medical record of examination by Dr. Aneakan on the  survivor.

    According to her, the survivor was 13 years old when the case was filed.

    “The survivor was presented at the centre on the 11th of May 2018 by her parents. They said that she was defiled from the age of three years till 13 years.”

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    She told the court that the survivor’s parents mentioned that her maternal grandfather had been defiling her since she was three years old.

    She said the survivor said that on one of the occasions, her grandfather gave her tea to drink and when she took it, she became unconscious.

    She said the moment she woke up, she saw her grandfather forcibly having sexual intercourse with her.

    She said after the case was filed to the WARIF centre, a general examination was conducted on the survivor.

    She said during examination, “Vaginal discharge was noticed; the hymen, a cover for the vaginal, was not intact. The cervical membrane is usually intact until it is tampered with.’

    Giving details of conclusion of medical examination, she said: “Findings for genital examination, most of them are consistent with the penetration of vagina.”

  • Grandfather arrested for raping three girls 

    Grandfather arrested for raping three girls 

    A grandfather, Illiyasu Garba has been arrested for allegedly raping three underage girls in Maitumbi area in Minna, Niger state.

    Two of the victims are aged 12 years while the third victim is 10 years old.

    Garba who confessed to have been in the act for a long time was arrested after he raped the ten year old girl and her parents reported the case to the community head.

    After reporting the case, the accused tried to negotiate his way out of the issue by offering to pay the Community Head and the parents of the girl so that the case would not be taken further.

    However, luck ran out on him when a member of the community reported the case to the Niger state Child Right Agency who immediately swung into action by apprehending the accused.

    The Nation learnt that Garba offered to pay off the parents with N20, 000 and give N5, 000 to the community head to bury the case.

    Interrogating Garba in Minna, he admitted to have committed the offence said that he had sexual intercourse with the first and second victims who are aged 12 years a number of times, “I have slept with the first victim ten times while the second girl, I have slept with her six times. ”

    Garba who said he had four grandchildren however said that he intended to marry one of the victims but her parents refused.

    The accused pleaded for leniency saying that it would not happen again.

    The Director General of the Child Right Agency, Barrister Mariam Kolo said that Garba had been tested medically and it was discovered that he had Hepatitis which he has infected the victims with.

    She urged Community and District Heads not to try to hide such issues under the carpet but to report it as soon as it is reported to them.

    Kolo said that the accused would be charged to court and persecuted while he would be responsible for the medical treatment of the victims.

  • SANUSI LAMIDO SET TO BE A GRANDFATHER

    SANUSI LAMIDO SET TO BE A GRANDFATHER

    The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is set to be a grandfather. His daughter, Princess Fulani Siddika Sanusi, is expecting her first child with husband Malam Abubakar Umar Kurfi. The couple got married in grand style during a seven-day ceremony  that included Kamu (Kamun Amariya) – catch the bride at the emir’s house; Kunshi, an henna party; bridal shower, dinner, horse ride from Kano to Katsina and wedding Walimat. The cultural day grand finale was held on December 23, 2016 at the emir’s palace.

    The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, it was gathered, is excited about the news as he awaits the arrival of the bundle of joy.

  • Lucky Igbinedion becomes grandfather

    Former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, is over the moon at the moment. The source of his ecstasy is none other than one of his daughters, Ehi Igbinedion, who was recently delivered of a set of cute twin girls.

    The elation felt by Ehi and her handsome beau, Femi Oni, is almost rivalled by the joy pouring out from the former governor. He has been on a high since hearing the good news.

    Ehi and Femi got married at a high octane ceremony three years ago. Unlike other celebrity couples whose marriages crumble like a house of cards after a few months, theirs has been waxing stronger and stronger.

    The birth of their twin daughters is just one more sign that the medical doctor couple who already had a daughter are made for each other. As the grandfather of the girls beautifully named Oluwaseun Gabriella and Oluwasegun Bernice, Chief Igbinedion is already spoiling them with lots of love, offering the kinds of gifts only a rich grandfather can provide.

  • Grandfather escapes lynching for stealing Toyota Camry

    A 60-year-old grandfather, identified simply as Omobude, yesterday escaped lynching in Benin, the Edo State capital, for allegedly stealing a Toyota Camry car with registration number: UBJ 800 AA.

    Omobude allegedly broke into the car on Mission Road when the owner, Godstime Okosun, sighted him.

    Okosun, who is an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), was said to have gone into one of the new generation banks on Mission Road.

    The NSCDC officer raised the alarm he came out of the bank and saw his car being driven away.

    The residents were said to have forced Omobude to stop.

    An eyewitness, who gave his name simply as Ferdinand, said Omobude confessed that he had been stealing cars and paid paid N30,000 for each Camry he sold.

    Ferdinand said the timely arrival of the police saved him from being lynched.

    He said: “The man opened the car door and the ignition with two pieces of iron rod forged into the keys and was driving it away.

    “When the owner came out of the bank and shouted ‘thief’, people rushed onto the road and forced him to stop. He was thereafter arrested and beaten up before policemen came.

    “He confessed that he had been stealing cars for some people who paid him N30,000 for each car he stole for them.”.

    When our correspondent arrived on the scene, the suspect was being driven away in a police van in company of the owner of the car.

    Police spokesman Moses Nkombe, could not be reached last night for comments.

  • Grandfather puts up abandoned girl for adoption

    Grandfather puts up abandoned girl for adoption

    Unable to bear the financial and physical burden of raising his abandoned nine year old granddaughter, a helpless octogenarian based Ekpoma, Edo State, has put up the girl for adoption as a way of ensuring that she get what he described as “the good life this innocent girl deserves.”

    The child, Favour Otalogbe Airiohuodion, according to findings by The Nation, has been left in the care of her aged grandfather, Pa Lucky Airiohuodion, since 2010, when his biological father, Kennedy Airiohuodion, brought him to the old man and left a few days later. He is yet to be seen ever since.

    Left to grow up with her grandfather at his Idumegbede Quarters Iruekpen Ekpoma residence, Favour, according to neighbours, lacked many things as her aged guardian could do very little to fend for her needs. This, they added, made life quite difficult for the little girl.

    Speaking to our reporter on why he decided to give out little Favour up for adoption, Pa Airiohuodion said he can no longer afford to keep the little girl with him as he is unable to meet her needs. He regretted that her son, who is Favour’s biological father, has refused to look back since he left the girl with him.

    The octogenarian said apart from the financial burden of taking care of the child, he is daily getting weaker physically. Consequently, he is afraid that soon, he will not be able to take good care of the child he described as “very smart and hardworking.”

    “I am sad that Kennedy my son, who is Favour’s biological father, has refused to look back since he left the girl with me. He left her over six years ago and went away. I am yet to see him since then. I am not able to meet all the needs of the little girl and I am not happy seeing her in need.

    “Also, I am daily getting weaker physically. I am not as strong as I used to be when I was younger, so I am afraid that soon, I will not be able to take good care of Favour, who is a very smart and hardworking child. That is why I want to put her in the care of parents who will adopt her and take good care of her,” he said.

    The Nation also gathered that Favour’s mother, who was never married to Kennedy, may have also chosen to abandon the poor girl like the father, as she is never known to have visited or asked of her since.  It was also learnt that she may have travelled out of the country few years back without bothering about her daughter.

    Favour, a junior primary school pupil, currently attends Deed Royal Academy, a private school situated in Ukpenu area of Ekpoma. Insisting that Favour has been abandoned by her biological parents, Pa Airiohuodion said his desire is to see the girl legally adopted while he is alive, as his son’s whereabouts is unknown to him.

    “I want tell the whole world that Favour Airiohuodion has been abandoned by Kennedy my son and the woman who gave birth to her for him. I have not seen either of them for six years now and my desire is to see the girl legally adopted while I am still alive, as my son’s whereabouts is unknown to me,” he explained.

  • CLAM Pastor Wole Oladiyun becomes grandfather

    The head pastor and presiding overseer of Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry (CLAM), Wole Oladiyun, has no doubt been singing songs of praise and thanksgiving in the past few days. Reason, his beautiful daughter has been delivered of a bouncing baby, making him a grandfather.

    The dynamic founder of CLAM gave his daughter Ayomide’s hands in marriage to Olumayowa Adeoto Oke, a motivational speaker and fellow pastor on December 26 last year at a splashy event. She was delivered of the baby a few days ago in faraway Texas, USA where she lives with her husband.

    Pastor Wole’s daughter, Ayomide, is just 25 years old, and is also a cake maker and graduate of Covenant University. Her father is the president of CLAM Global Outreach (CLAMGO) and has built several hospitals to service the poor, among his other philanthropic gestures. He surely sees this news of a new bundle of joy as a divine reward for his selfless service.

  • Pedro becomes grandfather

    Pedro becomes grandfather

    Former deputy governor of Lagos State, Otunba Femi Pedro, is bustling with joy after he was turned into a grandfather by the CEO of Bellanaija, Mrs. Uche Pedro. His son, Bode, and the famous blogger welcomed their beautiful daughter over the weekend to the delight of their proud parents, including the former deputy governor and others who had waited anxiously for the good news. Femi Pedro and his wife, Justice Jumoke Pedro, have been in boundless joy since the arrival of the baby.

    Although the popular blogger enjoys probing into the private lives of notable men and women, she cherishes her own privacy to no end and guides it very jealously. Even her wedding to Bode Pedro in 2012 was done on a low key and she managed to keep her pregnancy away from the public until she was almost delivered of a baby.

    Her dashing husband, Bode Pedro, is the CEO of Veda Technologies and winner of Young IT and Telecoms Entrepreneur of the Year award at the 2011 edition of Future Awards. The birth of his granddaughter seems like a perfect birthday gift for Otunba Pedro who turned 60 on January 29.