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A 12-year-old girl identified as Kehinde was mutilated by her uncle at Oguwanja axis of Sapele, Delta State. According to reports, the uncle flogged her, poured hot water on her back and used razor to cut her. The police reportedly apprehended the said uncle’s wife yesterday while the injured child was  taken to a hospital for medical treatment. More photos below…   The post Photos: 12-year-old girl brutally flogged by her uncle with hot water then mutilated with razor blade appeared first on Star Media Ghana .

The bodies of a young couple was discovered hanging from a tree at Madarganj upazila in Jamalpur, Bangladesh in a suspected suicide. Locals discovered the bodies of Sujan Mia, 25, and Joya Akhtar, 22, from Nalachhiya village under the upazila on Wednesday. They immediately informed the  Madarganj police who responded and brought down the bodies. When the families of the couple did not show up at the police station, police filed an unnatural death case and sent the bodies to Jamalpur General Hospital for autopsies.   Police suspect the couple committed suicide after their families refused to accept their marriage. The post Couple commit suicide together after their families refused to accept their marriage appeared first on Star Media Ghana .

A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Monday, 12 March at 9.15am for allegedly selling drugs to primary school learners, after some of them who had bought drugs from her before told police where they got the substances from, Krugersdorp News reports. This all happened shortly after the principal of the primary school called the police to complain about unruly behaviour, alcohol and drug abuse, absconding and bullying in his school. The police deployed their Social Crime Unit to the school to get to the bottom of the problem and the members addressed the learners on the relevant social issues. Captain Solomon Sibiya, spokesperson for the Kagiso Police, who confirmed the incident said that a few learners were identified as problematic and brought to the attention of the police. “During interaction with the police, the learners opened up and provided information. The information was followed up and led to the arrest of the suspect,” said Sibiya. They found 17 plastic packs of dagga a...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured another conviction as 23-year-old Esther Ita Udoakang gets sentenced to two years imprisonment for child trafficking. The suspect pleaded guilty to a one count charge of selling a day-old baby to one Princess Tonymass, who is still at large; an act which is contrary to Section 21 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act 2015. Delivering the judgment at the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the presiding Judge, Justice M. I. Sanni frowned against such an act and subsequently sentenced her to 2 years imprisonment with an option of a fine to the tune of N400,000.00 (four hundred thousand naira, only). Reacting to the Judgment, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli commended the investigators and prosecutors for a job well-done. She further lauded the judiciary for prompt judgment delivery and reiterated her resolve to fight child traff...