NFM Weekly Digest: Documenting the Truth of Femicide
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In this week’s edition of Naija Feminists Media’s weekly news digest, we document more femicide cases. A sad reality and truth is that men are killing women in large numbers. These reports mirror NFM’s unrelenting mission to see beyond the headlines and statistics and truly become the media wheel that amplifies women’s voices and rights for social justice. Below are the stories in concise form. Click on the link to read the full report:
- Police Arrest Musbawu Amodu for Suspected Murder of Wife over Food
Musbawu Amodu, a 30-year-old resident of Nasarawa State, has been arrested for the alleged killing of his 20-year-old wife in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the state. This incident occurred on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in the Angwan Yahaya community after a domestic altercation between the couple turned violent.
- Court Remands Jediel Sylvester for Raping, Impregnating Daughter
Jediel Sylvester, a resident of Adamawa State, has been arrested and remanded in a correctional facility by an Upper Area Court in Ganye Local Government Area of the state after pleading guilty to repeatedly defiling and impregnating his biological daughter. According to reports, Sylvester routinely beat, threatened, and intimidated the victim into having sexual intercourse with her. This abuse resulted in a three-month pregnancy that was confirmed at a medical facility.
- Concerns as Woman Found Dead at David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works’, Residence
Mary Habilah, a physiotherapist attached to the Federal Ministry of Works, has been found dead at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Uburu, Ebonyi State. While the cause and perpetrator of her death remain unknown, the case has drawn widespread public attention, with many Nigerians demanding transparency and accountability as conflicting accounts continue to emerge about the events leading to her death.
- Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie finishes WSL Season as League’s Top Shot-Stopper
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has ended her maiden Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) campaign with Brighton & Hove Albion as the goalkeeper with the highest save percentage in the division, further cementing her reputation as one of Europe’s finest goalkeepers.
- Oyo Kidnapping: Children Beaten, Teachers Chained During 56-Day Captivity, Principal Recounts
The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, Ms Folawe Rachael Alamu, has revealed that pupils abducted alongside teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State were repeatedly beaten by their captors, while male teachers were blindfolded, handcuffed and chained throughout their 56-day captivity.
