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Many residents of Benin have been rendered homeless following several hours of heavy down pour on Saturday. Newsmen who went round to monitor the situation in the Edo capital, reports that several houses were submerged by the flood and others destroyed. Newsmen report also that while only a few part of the city was spared by the flood, the areas worst hit included most parts of the GRA, 1st East Circular, Akenwan road, Sakponba road, Erediauwa, off Sapele road, Okhoro as well as Ugbowo areas of the city. NAN further reports that aside the destruction and submerging of houses, several cars were also destroyed by the flood. Residents who are still busy scooping water from their homes, have continued to lament over the destruction of their properties by the flood. Some of the victims of the flood who spoke with newsmen, painted a gloomy future if they are not assisted by the government to recover some of their losses. Moses Izekor, while describing the situation as pathe...

The Police Command in Ebonyi said on Saturday that it had arrested two teenage boys aged 15 and 14 years for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Loveth Odah, told newsmen in Abakaliki that the suspects had confessed to the crime. Odah said that the incident happened at Nkelegu Ishieke community in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. She said that the police division at Ishieke arrested the suspects who allegedly defiled the victim in her father’s house as he was away for his daily business. The police spokesperson disclosed that the suspects, though minors, would be remanded at the juvenile welfare home, if found guilty by the court. Source:@todayng

Mr Chia Nor, Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Nassarawa state, has called for accelerated hearing and prosecution for Rape, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), cases in court. Nor made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Saturday. According to him, acceleration of such cases will mean faster conclusion and convictions of those alleged to have committed these offences. According to Nor, the state will be safer because with the implementation and enforcement of the policy, culprits in correctional facilities, those still harbouring the intention to commit the atrocities will be discouraged. “If these cases are concluded within months or even weeks with strong evidence to back up the conviction, it will have a massive effect on those who are nursing the intention to commit similar crimes. “They will fear and understand that the risks involved far outweighs the crime. “If the system works fast and well, our society will not be the same ag...