BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

A 19-YEAR-OLD ZIMBABWEAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR KILLING AND DISMEMBERING A TEENAGE GIRL IN BOTLOKWA. (PHOTO).

 

The Limpopo Division of High Court  in Polokwane has sentenced a 19-year-old Zimbabwean Brian Mugwira to 22 years in prison for the brutal murder of 17-year-old Motjatji Thoka from Mokomene  village, whose dismembered body was discovered following her disappearance.


Motjatji Thoka went missing from her home on  5 January 2024.  A missing persons report was filed at SAPS Botlokwa, Capricorn District and escalated to the Provincial Missing Person Task Team in Limpopo. After an extensive investigation, her remains were found on 08 January 2024 in the yard of an occupied house, with several body parts missing.


Mugwira and his compatriot, Tatenda Sithole (36), were identified as suspects and arrested. Sithole was apprehended on 16 January 2024 at a rental property in Mokomene village, while Mugwira was arrested on 26 January  in the mountains near Ndzhelele village, Thohoyandou, where he was found with some of the victim’s body parts.


Both accused were  initially refused bail during the trial. On 17 October 2024, Brian Mugwira pleaded guilty to murder and received his sentence. Tatenda Sithole has pleaded not guilty, with his trial set to begin on 2 June 2025.


The Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe commended the investigative team for their diligence in uncovering the heinous acts of these heartless criminals and ensuring justice is served for the victim.

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