A man, Rasheed Wasiu, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his neighbour’s eleven-year-old daughter.
He was sentenced by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.
Justice Oshodi, in his judgment, held that Wasiu defiled the survivor in a beastly manner, adding that the offence of defilement was grave and attracted a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
According to him, the convict lied in his evidence before the court, and he continued to deny the offence, notwithstanding the overwhelming evidence against him.
The judge said: “The evidence shows that you had sexual intercourse with an eleven-year-old girl, and even at sentencing, you showed no remorse.
“She was your neighbour’s daughter, and she was, to your knowledge, a child, but you grabbed her in the toilet, pushed her to the wall, and had sexual intercourse with her in a beastly manner.
“This is unacceptable, and you must be ashamed and punished according to the mandatory sentence.
“Therefore, the sentence I pass upon you is one of life imprisonment.”
Oshodi also said the convict’s name should be registered in the Lagos State Sexual Offenders Register.
The judge further said there was consistent evidence that the survivor, Prosecution Witness Three (PW3), was 11 years old as of March 2018, when the events that led to this prosecution occurred.
He held that the prosecution has established beyond reasonable doubt that the survivor was a child as of March 2018.
The judge said: “It is undisputed that the prosecutrix (PW3) and the defendant lived in the same house in Apapa, Lagos.
“The crime scene is the general toilet in the house, which is in the backyard, and the IPO gave a satisfactory description of it.
“He stated that the bathroom was beside the toilet, and they were both dark because there was no lighting in the backyard.
“The survivor explained that she went to the toilet because she was pressed when the defendant forcefully had sex with her.”
Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.
A man has arrested his pastor for allegedly refusing to refund the sum of 900,000…
Operatives of the Department of State Security have arrested a football coach working with a…
A white individual believed to be of American nationality was part of the assailants arrested…
Following reports of unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation in the country, the federal…
Ogbona soup is a popular Nigerian dish made from ogbona seeds, which are extracted from…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given new appointment to Ajuri Ngelale, his Special Adviser on…
This website uses cookies.