BAKKACIMA BLOG

  A Nigerian lady by name Dorothy Edet, has come out to share her heartbreaking story of surviving rape several times which she said started from her childhood.  The woman, while speaking with newsmen during the funeral of Iniobong Umoren, the jobseeker who was raped in Akwa Ibom, recounted how she has been raped by close relatives, strangers as well as people she went to sell her wares to when she was a child.  In her words, ''My name is Dorothy Edet. I am actually a survivor of rape. I understand what it means. When people talk about rape, I also want to air out my voice.

  A suspected rapist believed to be from the northern part of Nigeria was beaten to coma by a mob for raping and plucking out the eyes of his victim in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The suspect and the victim are said to still be in a state of unconsciousness at the state police clinic in the state’s capital. It was gathered that the ugly incident occurred at Oluwatuyi area of Akure metropolis. Sources said that the suspect ambushed the

Four men have been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The court heard one man, aged 19, told one victim to "suck my d***" during the alleged sexual assault. The 19 year old faces 40 charges including 16 counts of rape. He tried to apply for bail in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday, February 1 but it was denied. Police say the girls came into contact

A man 38 years old, Mr Simon Emeka who allegedly raped his 7-months old daughter has been arrested and at the Nigeria Correctional Service on the orders of a Makurdi Magistrate, Mr Isaac Ajim. This comes after the accused was arraigned over the alleged crime committed last Monday. Prosecutor, Sergeant Friday Kanshio informed the court that the matter was reported to the police by one Josephine Habba who said she heard of the sad incident when she went to Jestic Hospital with her child for treatment and saw one, Mrs Favour Emeka crying before a nurse that her baby was raped by her husband. The prosecutor however said investigation was yet to be completed, while the accused denied the charge against him. Ajim, who is the trial magistrate, rejected bail for the accused due to the nature of the allegation and adjourned the case to the 31st of August for further mention.

The police in Calabar have arrested a 73-year-old retired army captain for allegedly defiling his four-year-old niece, while claiming he was under the influence of alcohol.    Bassey Ekanem allegedly fingered the girl in his residence at 12, Edim Ibangha Street, Big Qua Town, Calabar. The retired army Captain, who the child refers to as grandpa, has been in the North for years before he came to Calabar after retiring from the army. In order to have the girl to himself, he subtly sent the woman living with him out of the house then allegedly assaulted the child.   A source said: “Mr Ekanem had sent the lady living with him to make soup while she went to buy fish at Marian market, Bassey lured the little girl into his apartment and started fingering her and broke her hymen in the process.

Following the wake of rape and sexual assault that dominated  the headlines over the last few days, a new case of attempted rape followed by murder has just been reported. She's an18-year-old lady, identified as Barakat Bello is reported to have murdered at her home in Ibadan after she resisted rape. Though there are multiple versions of this story. According to Twitter user, @DrOlufunmilayo who shared the news, Barakat was home alone when the incident occurred.