CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW & POLICY REPORTS WITH SUPPORT FROM AFRICAN MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVES
INDEX TO CASES CONNECTED TO PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SECURITY OF NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND WOMEN
TITLE | MAIN ISSUES |
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Security of lives – Women and motor accident on the highways – Woman passenger – Indirect/anonymous victims of unnecessary accidents on Nigeria’s federal highways |
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Women and Security/Crime – Man killed while defending women from alleged physical threat – Death resulting from deceased’s attempt to secure knife from appellant – How treated |
DR. CHARLES OLADEINDE WILLIAMS V. MADAM OLAITAN WILLIAMS |
HOME SECURITY: – Protection of interest over land/real estate – Relevant principles and rules of judicial proceedings – Role of good lawyers |
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Women and Security/Murder – Murder/Head-severance of 60 year old grandmother by her neighbor – Women and Justice Administration – Attempt to set up the defence of insanity and intoxication as defence for gruesome murder- How treated |
EMERYI V. THE STATE |
Women/Children and Security – Grievous assault of sleeping baby and three women by neighbor suffering mental illness – Death of one of the women – How treated by court |
EMIATOR V. THE STATE
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Women and Security/Right to Life - Death of young woman during a rampage by Soldiers assaulting a community of innocent people – How treated |
EMMANUEL OCHIBA V. THE STATE |
Security of lives – Policing – When a drunk policeman on duty and shoots and kills a citizen at point blank range without provocation – Attitude of court thereto |
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Women and Security – Young woman kidnapped from her house by assailants and subsequently found dead – Children and Justice Administration – Evidence of a young person – Admissibility thereof in judicial proceedings |
EZEKIEL ADEKUNLE V. THE STATE |
Protection of women – Aged woman accused of witchcraft murdered by mob |
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Women and Justice Administration –Wife and children deserted by husband/father – Appropriate court proceedings and orders/reliefs – Women in Employment – Wage earning wives –Relevance for quantum of maintenance orders courts are prepared to make against their spouses |
GYANG V THE QUEEN |
Women and Justice Administration – Women as witnesses – Women and crime – Evidence of wife of co-accused person in murder proceedings – Whether corroboration for evidence of husband against co-accused |
Security of children and neighbourhoods – Kidnapping, rape and murder of a 6 years old girl – How treated | |
IDENYI V THE QUEEN |
Women and Justice Administration/Crime – Security of women and family life – Murder of a woman/wife for crying over the extra-judicial killing of her two brothers by a cult-group – Act perpetrated by a local society (Odozi-Obodo) dedicated to punishing alleged thieves and their relatives who cry on their behalf – Husband of woman who was threatened with death if he did not send wife on an errand where she would be killed – Attitude of courts thereto |
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Women and Murder – Women and Security of Neighbourhood – Rampaging murderer who killed 2 women and 1 man in one village in one night – How treated |
IFEANYI NWAFOR V. THE STATE |
Security of Women, Children, Family and neighbourhoods – Armed Robbery and Prosecution of alleged armed robbers – Character of evidence needed to succeed – Role of State |
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Women and Security/Murder – Young woman who went for a religious service found dead – Women and Justice Administration – Use of circumstantial evidence in bringing a murderer to justice |
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Children and Justice administration – Murder Proceedings – 13 year old who witnessed the gruesome assault occasioning death of his father – Treatment of his evidence by trial court and police/prosecution – Children and Security – Security of neighbourhood/farm paths – Exposure of young persons to violence |
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Women and Security/Murder – Wife-killing – Children and Security of Family life – Little child who was with mother at time of her killing by father – Subsequent incarceration of father on death row and implication for child – Orphans – Children & Healthcare – Access to healthcare for children – Illness of child and relocation of mother with child to parents home to seek treatment – Death of mother arising therefrom – How treated |
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Women as Victims of Crime – Armed Robbery and security of family life – Women as eye-witnesses and trial witnesses – Relevant considerations |
INIJE V. THE STATE |
Women and Security – Wife-killing – Domestic violence – Gruesome death of pregnant wife from seven matchet cut wounds – How treated |
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Widows and Justice Administration – Eye-witness evidence of woman whose spouse was shot dead beside her due to refusal to give up his claim on a disputed land – Widowhood and Security – Loss of a spouse due to poor policing/law enforcement practices |
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Women and children – Right to Life – Murder – Gruesome killing of a mother with a machete with her little child as witness – Security of homes and family life – Failure of prosecution to call child as witness – Whether fatal to case based on circumstantial evidence – How treated |
JEREMIAH EGBOMA V. THE STATE | Women – Murder – Deceased person’s sister as eye witness and lead witness – Security of lives, family and neighbourhoods – Direct and indirect victims of crime – How treated |
JOE BEST ESTATE DEVELOPMENT & PROPERTIES LIMITED v. MRS GRACE A. NZEGWU & ORS | Human Rights- Security of Housing for Widow – Protection of interest in property of deceased spouse – Consent judgment obtained by pretext – How discharged – Relevant considerations |
JOHN AGBO V THE STATE | Security and Women – Murder on the highway – Women and traumatic murder experience committed by Police officer – Women as heroic reporters of murder committed by police officer – Women as eye-witnesses to criminal proceedings |
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Women – Murder – Security of neighbourhood and family lives – Sister as witness to murder of deceased brother – Direct and indirect victims of crime |
JOHN MAKIN AND SARAH MAKIN, HIS WIFE V THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES |
Babies and Justice Administration/Security – Serial baby killer – Different women entrusting babies to accused – Babies never accounted for – Corpses of babies found buried in residences of accused – Evidential issues of sustaining charge against accused |
Women and Security – Wife-killing – Murder of wife by Husband while she slept at night – How treated | |
JOHNSON UTIE V. THE STATE |
Women and Security of Life/Murder – Killing of Pregnant Beatrice in her father’s presence – whether third-party allegation that killer was responsible for girl’s pregnancy amounted to provocation in law – How treated |
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Women and Security of Life/Murder – Wife-killing – Cold and premeditated Murder – Husband shooting five month old bride to death for refusing to come back to him or sleep with him – Attitude of court thereto |
Women and Security – Transportation and Highway security – Woman as victim of road traffic accident – Ingredients of a successful claim for damages | |
JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA PLC & ANOR v. MRS. PHILOMENA UGO |
Woman and Highway security – Road vehicle accident – Determination of fault and damages – Relevant considerations |
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