ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)

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 ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long.   Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe.  Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...
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THE FACE OF A SEXUAL OFFENDER,DISPLAYED BY THE EKITI MINISTRY OF JUSTICE TODAY.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
In response to the frequency of reported cases of Gender-based violence and sexual abuse, the Government of Ekiti State has today begun the publication of the names and photographs of convicted sex offenders in the State.
This is part of the proactive measures deployed by the State Government to rid Ekiti State of all forms of violence against Women and Children.
Today, the Ministry of Justice under the leadership of AG Wale Fapohunda commenced with a Public Notice on the status of Reverend Asateru Gabriel, a former Anglican priest who was convicted for the Sexual Abuse of a seven-year old girl.
Reverend Gabriel is currently serving a five-year prison sentence in Federal Prisons, Ado Ekiti.
Other additional measures to curb Sexual Violence in the State include:
i. Pasting the Photographs of convicted sex offenders in prominent public spaces in their communities and their Local Government Headquarters;
ii. Public notification of the status of convicted sex offenders by showing their photographs on Ekiti State Broadcasting Service and announcing their names on Radio Stations in the State
iii. Issuing an advisory to the traditional ruler of the sex offender’s community on the status of the offender;
iv. Uploading the Sex Offenders photograph on the website of the Ministry of Justice.
v. Compulsory psychiatric tests for all Persons of whom the Director of Public Prosecution (D.P.P) has issued ‘a case to answer’ legal opinion for the offence of Child defilement.
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