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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Ikeja Home Violence and Sexual Offences Court docket [Photo Credit: The Guardian]
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Home Violence Court docket on Tuesday sentenced a manufacturing unit employee, Kazeem Adedayo, to life imprisonment for inserting his fingers into the personal a part of his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter.
Justice Abiola Soladoye, in her judgement, held that the prosecution efficiently proved the cost of sexual assault by penetration towards Mr Adedayo.
Ms Soladoye mentioned proof from the survivor corroborated a medical report that the survivor suffered repeated penetration.
“The testimony of the survivor was truthful as she recognized the defendant as ‘Baba Jamal’ and likewise gave a vivid account of how he inserted his fingers into her vagina whereas fetching water within the compound.
“A medical examination carried out by Physician Oyedeji Alagbe additionally revealed a reddened and bruised vagina because the hymen was virtually obliterated.
“The defendant was unable to clarify why he was the one one pointed at, in a home filled with tenants, because the perpetrator of the heinous crime.
“Proof of the second defence witness, the defendant’s sister, is unreliable as she doesn’t stay together with his brother and has no thought when the alleged fingering occurred.”
The choose held that the prosecution proved the components of the case towards the defendant, saying that the survivor couldn’t have consented to any sexual act with the defendant.
She added that two displays – A and B – tendered earlier than the courtroom, which have been statements of the defendant and the survivor, have been unambiguous.
“This honourable courtroom is satisfied that the overwhelming proof is compelling because the survivor recognized the defendant within the dock.
“I hereby discover the defendant responsible as charged, and he’s hereby sentenced to life imprisonment,” Soladoye mentioned.
The prosecution staff led by Olusola Shoneye, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, introduced three witnesses throughout the trial whereas the defence introduced two.
The prosecution staff submitted that the convict dedicated the offence on January 12, 2018, at about 2:00 p.m. on Markati Lane, Oshodi, Lagos State.
(NAN)
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