₦airaland Forum

edunwablog:
The Nigerian Police yesterday said there is no time limit for reporting cases of rape and other sexual assaults to the security and other appropriate agencies in the country. They insisted that irrespective of how long it takes a rape victim to report the case, the Police and the state owe him or her a responsibility to diligently investigate the complaint and bring offenders to book.

Speaking in an exclusive interview yesterday with The Guardian in Abuja, Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba (a Deputy Commissioner of Police), however, added that although it doesn’t matter how long it takes before the reports are made, the sooner a victim calls the Police, the easier it is for it to collect the evidence needed to prove the charge.

He said: “But I will say without equivocation that when rape cases or other forms of abuses are reported timorously, the proximity in time between when the offence is committed and when they are reported helps the Police in managing investigation better, because the memories are fresher in the mind of the victim, the crime scene is less contaminated, it is easier to pick up traces and pieces of evidence from the crime scene and forensic investigations are easier and better handled.


“My recommendation is that victims of rape cases and other forms of sexual assault should endeavour to report their cases on time, but they must also know that there are no time bars to the investigation of rape cases.

“The offence is not statute-barred and they can decide to report their case any time they chose and the Police is duty-bound to investigate them.”

Mba explained that the Police have adopted a multifaceted approach in tackling the challenges associated with rape and other sexual offences, adding: “One of the things we have done is to create a specialised investigative and response units in almost all the Police stations and particularly at the State Criminal Investigative Department (CID) and Force CID levels. We have specialised sections called the Police Gender Units.

“We also have the Juvenile and Women Centres (JWC), which was specifically created, powered, trained and charged with the responsibility of responding to offences that touch on women and children, and rape is one of them. Rape is the focus of not just the gender unit, but also the juvenile and women centres.

“In some states of the federation, the Police have also been able to develop a functional and collaborative working relationship with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in those states. Our best example is Lagos State, where the state government has a dedicated unit at its teaching hospital charged with the responsibility of providing forensic support to the Police in their investigations of not just rape cases, but other sexual offences.”

Mba lamented that the Police is faced with fundamental challenges in their efforts to bring justices to rape victims and also punish and bring rape suspects and paedophiles to book, one of which is the reluctance on the part of rape victims to report rape incidence to the Police and other law enforcement agencies.


“At other times, they may make the report, but it may come very late. There is a need for us to look into some of the reasons why people are reluctant in reporting cases of rape and see how we can work together as a community and as a people to eliminate those fears.

“I think one of the reasons victims are reluctant to report cases of rape is fear of the stigmatisation that could arise from speaking out.

“The second reason, which I have also found out while relating one-on-one with some of the victims as a Police officer, is their discomfort with some of the investigative procedures.

“A lot of them are also reluctant to report for fear of embarrassment that could be associated with their report arising from media coverage. The fear of negative publicity and embarrassment associated with such publicity is also a factor.

“We have also discovered that some of the rapists leave their victims with ongoing threats of bodily harm and blackmail.”

The Force spokesman, however, explained that the Police has created special units to provide privacy to victims during the processes of investigations and assurance that their fears and concerns would be taken care of, adding: “We are also pursuing witnesses protective programmes that could help to protect the victims and their witnesses so as to give them that assurance of safety and security.”


He said most rape cases are committed by people that are known to the victims, noting: “Of all the reports we have, over 90 per cent of them are committed by acquaintances, the people that know the victims.”

Mba disclosed that the Force has been carrying out massive prosecution of rape suspects across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Similarly, the Director of Public Enlightenment, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Arinze Orakwe, told The Guardian in an exclusive interview in Abuja, yesterday, that rape victims reserve the right to disclose their experiences anytime they wish, saying there is no national template on the timeframe a rape victim should disclose her harrowing experience.

But he called for the review of the law guiding rape cases in Nigeria to swing in favour of victims, as it would stem the tide of rising cases of paedophile and rape in the country.

He explained that the burden of proof that is placed on victims is aiding rapists and assaulters to go unpunished, adding: “NAPTIP will fully support the review of the rape law. While I am not speaking on behalf of NAPTIP, I as an individual and operator support the review of the law. The law as presently crafted is a burden on victims. Indeed, the law seeks to dampen the morale of families of victims to press charges, because it is almost impossible to prove rape cases successfully in our court of law, because of the evidence that is required.”

Orakwe also noted that NAPTIP would continue to appeal to parents to know that they are the first responders by way of protecting their children, insisting: “Parents must mind whom they leave their children with because the family knows paedophiles. Children normally submit their basic security instincts to uncles, pastors, neighbours or aunties. That is why we emphasise to parents that they must mount the first roadblock, mount the first resistance against these acts.”

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/no-time-limit-for-reporting-rape-cases.html

LMAO...Seems like they have threatened you

Anytime you apologize you set up yourself up for more bullying, you can see that already.

I have never heard Nnamdi Kanu apologize for all the death he has caused all over the place through twitter, facebook and youtube, even the CEOs of the various platforms he spread his hatred didnt apologise.

Man dem!, you will continue to apologize forever, until you realize that you cant please everyone.

Seun:
Dear Igbo People,

I sincerely apologize for allowing a toxic political banner advert which said, "Lagos can never be run from Anambra; go and vote" to run on Nairaland for several hours on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

The mischievously worded banner advert appears to have been part of an ethnically divisive political campaign aimed at securing Lagos State for the ruling party by instilling fear in Yoruba people, making them believe that Igbo people intended to "take over" Lagos State.

Such ethnically divisive political campaigns have no place in a forward-thinking democracy, and for this reason, the ad should have been taken down instantly. No harm was intended, but my lack of forethought about the ethics of that type of advert led to a disappointing outcome.

We should have had a clear policy against accepting negative and ethnically divisive ads on Nairaland, we should have communicated it to all advertisers, and we should have taken down any advert that violated that policy instantly. This will all be in place before the next election.

We made almost N16,000 from the ad. We will double it and donate it to victims of political violence in Lagos.

Please, do NOT give up on Nigeria. The times are challenging, but TOGETHER, we will overcome.

Sincerely,
Seun Osewa.

exclusive2019:
Tinubu is really a bastard and will not live to see 2023.

dre11:
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/09/07/methods-used-by-ambode-to-swindle-lagos-eko-heritage/

Creeper:
Itsekiri Account

Well it started around the reign of Olu ijijen after the death of first Olu Ginuwa one of his son Ijijen went to Ode itsekiri where he was welcomed in during his walking into the capital he saw faces frowning and he asked what the problem is the people said they can’t be paying taxes to two masters and they can’t have two kings Olu ijijen said “take me to this man whom they call master” when he got to Olagues house he said “I am Olu ijijen ruler of Iwere I have come to let you know the people of this region are now under my rule and so all taxes being paid to you as of this moment has stopped”

Olague didn’t say anything or reply his word he went inside his house in his quarters in ode itsekiri when the Olu was going back Olague warriors shot an arrow against the king which scratched his shoulders Olu ijijen was prepared for something like that he took his few men and took down the Olague warriors but unfortunately Olague escaped the capital and ran away the itsekiri’s were happy and said Olague has been a tyrant forcing them to pay taxes the itsekiri’s being happy gave the Olu the title Ogbowuru

But Olu ijijen injuries from the fight never healed he died years later without an heir because of his condition from the fight his brother Olu Irame took over as Olu of Warri during one of his coronation anniversary he heard of the Olague’s having a kingdom that is expanding and giving troubles to the itsekiri’s in benin river, Olu Irame Wanted Revenge and also that the oba of Benin is tired of them.

the Mahins and Benin kingdom had a disagreement about power balance, that made the mahins to attack the benin kingdom communities close to the river banks. but they also attacked itsekiri communities also close to the river banks. those communities was under the kingdom of warri at the time (if they knew that some of the communities they attacked were itsekiri’s or they didn’t its not known)

the oba of Benin planned a land invasion, the Olu of Warri being angry at the attack on his river communities also his hatred for Olague he sent message to the oba, Olu Irame told the messengers to tell his cousin the oba of benin that he should prepare for war against the mahins that he will gather his forces both their strength will crush Olague…..

the war would have been won by the mahins because the oba could not have been successful as the mahins have naval forces something the benins doesn’t have their navy plans to use the large army out of benin kingdom to attack benin from the back through the river that would force the oba to retreat and would put the oba in the middle of the war getting attacks from front and back but the mahins navy was destroyed by the Warri Fleets “warri kingdom navy’s that was said to be the most powerful with 30,000 men and 70,000 war canoes at the time after Bonny kingdom navy” (Jean-François Landolphe)

The Warriors of Warri took control of the sea and invaded through the shores that gave opportunity to the oba after he heard his cousin is attacking from the river this put the mahin warriors in the middle of the battlefield most of them scattered and their citizens were displaced and ran away

When the Olu pushed more into the battlefield and saw the oba of Benin bathing with the blood of the citizens and warriors of mahins he didn’t like what he saw, so he stretched his left hands to the sky and uses his right hand to point to the boats at the sea shores the warriors of Warri fighting stops immediately seeing the beads of their king pointing to the sky and the sea shores meaning to leave the battlefield immediately the warri kingdom forces pulled away from the war and went back to the itsekiri communities that was attacked and there after left to warri kingdom capital (ode itsekiri)

The Oba of Benin having learned his cousin left like that was angry he lost a lot of man power the Olu of Warri later sent Some loot he got from the war to the Oba of Benin as so he doesn’t misunderstands his retreat from the war.

Olague had already escaped to what is now known as Lagos, the Olu wasn’t interested in chasing him further but he sent the oba of Benin 3000 fleets which paddled the oba to what is known today as Eko they were welcomed by the Aworis who were already aware of their coming the Aworis told them in other to catch Olague they need to station themselves in two entry points of area

The Aworis gave The oba a place where he stationed himself at Eko the itsekiri’s military were given a place where they camped at Epe and also where they found ijebu speaking people the Aworis joined in the search for Olague then came back to tell the itsekiri warriors that Olague was already dead they sent word to warri about what they were told but the Olu of Warri told them even if Olague is dead he wants his head so the soldiers remained in Epe.

The oba of Benin went back without the itsekiri escorts in a rush after he heard there was a coup attempt back in benin to dethrone him but he was attacked by the mahins/ilaje where he was drowned and killed his son Ehengbuda was crowned new Oba who wanted to take revenge against the mahins/ilaje but failed in doing so and also died.

https://twitter.com/lord_of_warri/status/1636080013442273284?s=46&t=cDvmaODjfVry7evXWsXd0A[/quote]Historical insights.

NewBea:
This will be interesting.
Even though i am a Dr hoping to leave too soonest. I would probably learn and or 2 things here.

crushsugar:
The question is why would I leave in the first place?
Simple answer is I was tired. Tired of the structure, staffing, poor opportunities, I felt stuck and just wanted more.
I wanted to see what's going on out there. I wanted to be part of a standard setting and reach for my dreams which seems impossible for me or would have taken so much time. This wasn't about money. It's about fulfilment.
So, my dream of working abroad started about 2 years after school of nursing. I was working but not happy, after going for post basic program, I still felt stuck somewhere even with a public service job. With all the experiences I don't want to bore is with, I finally made up my mind in October 2018.
Booked IELTS UKVI, in January and did the test March 1st. It came out well.
Then I searched for a potential employer, did the interview and was offered appointment.
So, paper work began.

crushsugar:
It took me a while but I'm finally here. I want to share my experiences because I feel many persons would benefit from it.
I'm going to be sharing about my journey so far.
I only ask that questions should come in an orderly manner, that means we would take questions at different intervals.
Ready?!

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The company has now expanded to include two bakeries, four franchises, and is sold in over 350 stores across Canada.

https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/03/21/naija-to-the-world-how-agege-bread-made-it-big-in-canada/

NaijaphiliaBlog:
Not finding a suitable substitute, he eventually established Grey Matlock Bakery in Brampton, Ontario, Canada in 2018.


https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/03/21/naija-to-the-world-how-agege-bread-made-it-big-in-canada/

NaijaphiliaBlog:
On getting there, he searched in vain for an alternative to his much loved “Agege Bread“, a wildly popular daily staple of Lagos diets.

https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/03/21/naija-to-the-world-how-agege-bread-made-it-big-in-canada/

PoloG:
https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2023/3/27-year-old-woman-and-her-nigerian-boyfriend-arrested-with-drugs-in-south-africa-2.html

beerfraud:
https://twitter.com/PoliceNG/status/1638524293016436736

Sheggy13:
The bolded is what made me conclude he is an arrogant and stupid person, who has hated his Yoruba heritage over the years but wants to ride on it now for political gain. A wise person will go on air and make a clarification and apology on his past social media posts that may have offended the sensibilities of Yorubas but the idiot just doesn't care. The Yorubas have replied him with their votes last weekend. He's finished as far as anything politics in Lagos.

My anger is with our Igbo folks making it sound like GRV is being persecuted by Yorubas cos his mum is Igbo, even when they know the truth. Governors Adeleke, Makinde and Akeredolu and Desmond Elliot all have familial affiliations with Igbos or South South yet they were massively supported by the same Yorubas. Shouldn't that tell some of these stupid people trying the make this GRV issue all about his Igbo mum that it isn't.

Never has any politician insulted Yorubas the way this GRV has done. Igbo politicians have been enjoying support from the same Lagos. None of them has insulted Yorubas like GRV does. Peter Obi got massive votes from Yorubas in Lagos, we've had Igbo people in both Lagos state and National assembly representing Lagos constituencies. Are you saying there are no Yorubas that supported them.

Sheggy13:
The guy is deluded and arrogant. He won't listen to this simple admonition from you. I'm sure he must have been advised severally on these by different people but he just didn't care as he doesn't rate the people that constitute the majority of those he will governing.

On a normal day, this guy should be one of the Special assistants or Personal assistants to Sanwo-Olu. No pedigree either in private or public practice to warrant this hype around him, other than my family is one of the oldest in Lagos and I went to MIT.

Godfullsam:
GRV needs to connect to his people very well. He can't win any election in lagos without the support of the yorubas.

He should publicly apologize to them for all the derogatory utterances he made about yorubas over social media.

He should also rephrase that his 'I don't think in yoruba claim'.

He should go and learn yoruba language properly. Even an average non yoruba on the street understands and speaks yorubas fluently. It is very important if you really want to connect to people from the grass root especially as a politician.

abusurv:
Wind energy even in Germany is a failure (DW documentary on wind energy)

Wande22:
Keyword
RESTRUCTURING

apatheticme:
Yes, I am a Medical Doctor (SR) in one of the top teaching hospitals in the country!

OneTemplate:
https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/energy/1526477-sanwo-olu-announces-lagos-electricity-market-generate-1gw-solar-powered-energy-names-a-firm/

omonnakoda:
Well there is nothing in principle in this plan foreclosing Wind power so saying BETTER is not right ,It would be additional ,not instead of and not the main component. It is not predictable or controllable
in theory,Wind power at its best would not ,alone be sufficient. It has capacity limitz
However ,in practice,the Bights of Benin and Biafra are not in the path of major winds. Being coastal does not automatically translate into significant winds
Ever head of any hurricanes in our coasts? The coastal incurving into those two bights means we do not have great winds compare to the PanHandle e.g

bibiking7:



It's actually not new. Bola Tinubu started the IPP in lagos years ago. It was an Independent power project that was done in Lekki I think. Then Fashola continued and commisioned another. It's still in use till now.
They should have just developed more but Ambode kicked against everything Fashola.
Hate him or love him (BAT), I knew what lasgidi was like before 1999 and after, most especially Oshodi, where the roads were so bad, you needed to look for a place where rocks were arranged to cross the road or you enter the mud to cross and then pay some folks to wash your legs. BAT really tried.
If each person that comes into government delivers a major project, we will soon find it hard to get big projects to work on. That is a steady way to development. My own opinion.

beerfraud:
https://mobile.twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1638559042770726918

apatheticme:
Hmmm, workplace toxicity hampers productivity in the long-run and messes with employees' mental health.

The health sector particularly is deeply rooted in bullying and all kinds of oppression particularly from medical elders. Funnily enough, it's not just a Nigerian thing.

placeofallure:
Men are most desirable when in their 40s

placeofallure:
No, nothing of the sort. It's UK and for studies and work. The man pushing is family, an uncle, me no wan go, but he just wants me to go. He believes more opportunities abound there. He's lived and worked there too. Hubby will join later.

Throwback:
No I didn't. I grew up on the Mainland, but visited the Island a lot with my dad.

My father and his own father were born there and grew up there, maybe my Great Grandfather was born there too at a time Lagos was a place in West Africa without any Nigerian description.

Evergreen12345:
Obinna came to lagos five years ago, he was a tenant, he probably had a landlord who was Yoruba and was paying his rent.

5 to 10 years later, Obinna’s hustle has paid off, he wants to buy a land to build a hotel.

The land is normally sold for 3 million Naira, but the Omo Oni Ile( a group of people who call the themselves owners of the land even when they don’t own the said land, but they must be settled before anything) tell Obinna that he must pay an extra two million to settle them.

They further demand various things and finally obinna buys the land for 6 million.

Obinna builds his hotel and even tars the road to the hotel.

Obinna’s hotel is flourishing and Obinna’s friends decide to invest too.

Chukwudi, Nonso, Nnamdi, Osita; all Obinna’s friends, come to buy land.

Segun, Aremu, Ola, Gbenga, Olu, Segu Abiola, Tunde, Afeez, Moruf, Lanre, Kehinde, Taiwo, all of them making up the omo oni ile, demand 8 million naira from Obinna’s friends, adding two million naira since they saw that Obinna’s hotel flourished.

Obinna’s friends each pay for the land and build their businesses and they even tar the road too.

2 years later, Omo Oni iles have finished up all the money, then they go on national Tv crying hot tears, that Obinna and his friends are taking their land.

©️ Princess Adaeze Emejuru

HydraFeeds:
It’s called certificate of occupancy for a reason ,the government has power over the land you bought and the property can be retracted at any time(though with compensation)

And point of correction ,don’t think Ola,Jide and co are not doing well for themselves in Lagos,let’s look at the entertainment industry for instance ,which ethnic group dominates the industry ? Same applies to several industries despite the influx of Obinnas and co that want to experience the benefits Lagos offers which where they are coming from does not offer.

There are a lot of Igbos in Lagos that live in one room apartment and some in ghetto homes even though they’ve moved to Lagos for over 10years .

You should have mentioned those that sell on traffic ,chargers,beer parlors,ashewo joints ,factory workers etc that are claiming Lagos is no man’s land .

PS 1: I love the Igbos and I have many of them as acquaintances .

PS 2: I’ve seen many Igbos dislike the word “Omo Ibo” ,they consider it as derogatory even though it’s not in the eyes of Yorubas ,my question is ,what should we call you in place of “Omo Ibo” ?