A LIMPOPO MAN WHO STABBED HIS GIRLFRIEND TO DEATH IN FRONT OF HIS OWN MOTHER WILL SPEND THE NEXT 20 YEARS IN PRISON.(PHOTO).
A Limpopo man who stabbed his girlfriend to death in front of his own mother will spend the next 20 years in prison. The Polokwane High Court sentenced 48 year old Nathaniel Molatelo Mokgehle from Sekonye Village in the Botlokwa policing area for the murder of his girlfriend, 41 year old Mokgadi Julia Mohlaela. The court heard he chased her out of the house and continued stabbing her until she collapsed and died. Mokgehle also received six months for malicious damage to property. The sentence will run at the same time as the 20 year murder sentence. Evidence presented in court showed the victim had previously opened a malicious damage to property case against him. He was still attending court for that case when the murder happened. The attack happened on 08 June 2025 around 16:00 at his mother’s home in Sekonye Village. Mohlaela had gone there to speak with his mother about ending the relationship because of alleged abuse. During the confrontation, Mokgehle pulled out a knife and ...
The Senate on tuesday passed a motion to investigate the increase in rape and sexual assault across the country.The motion titled: ''Urgent need to investigate the alarming rate of Rape and Sexual Assault against Women,Children and Vulnerable people across the country'' was introduced by Deputy Majority Leader,Senator Bala Ibn Na'Allah {Kebbi South}.Na'Allah in his lead debate called for urgent attention to the ''frightening increase in cases of sexual violence,notably rape where more than half of the victims are minors below the age of consent,'''.He noted that in most cases,the perpetrators are individuals familiar to the victims and include neighbors,employers and family members adding that the motion in meant to express Senate's concern that the activities of certain sexual predators represent a serious security threat to vulnerable segments of society.He stated that rape and sexual assault figures reveal that these crimes ignore gender as both males and females are victims.''What is worse,many perpetrators are never brought to justice due to poor rates of prosecution and convictions,'' he added.Meanwhile,Senate President,Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,has lauded the Deputy Majority Leader,for introducing the motion and rallying his distinguished colleagues behind the efforts to raise the alarm on the rise of rape and sexual assault in the country.''The distinguished Majority Leader has once again shown that he is a leader of compassion who believes in the rule of law.The crimes of rape and sexual assault that afflict today's Nigeria cannot be tolerated and demand increased attention from law enforcement and civil society,'' the Senate President said.The Senate in its resolutions urged the Inspector General of Police to investigate and prosecute violent sexual abuse to the fullest extent of the law and mandated the relevant Senate Committees to exercise their legislative and oversight function to seek solutions that would drastically reduce the incidents of rape and sexual assault.The Red Chamber further urged the National Human Rights Commission {NHRC},the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons {NAPTIP} and other security agencies to establish functional help desks to provide increased support for victims.They further urged judges and magistrates to revisit court sentencing policies on violent sexual offences to reflect the very serious nature of the crimes.''Our nation has no choice but to address the increase of rape and sexual assault as a security priority,'' Dr. Saraki said.He further added that ''not only must we crack down severely on perpetrators,but we must arrest the very idea that Nigeria is unsafe for children,women and vulnerable persons''.
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