Man sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment with caning for tried rape, bodily anguish

An Ado-Ekiti Excessive Court docket, on Wednesday, sentenced a 26- twelve months-aged man, Ajikawo Oluwatosin, to 14 years imprisonment with caning for tried rape and one other two years for causing inaccurate anguish.

The convict had regarded earlier than Justice Olalekan Olatawura on December 16, 2021, on a two-count price of attempting to rape and causing inaccurate anguish to Kolawole Omotola.

In his judgment, the purchase found Mr Ajikawo guilty on the two counts.

Mr Olatawura, thereby, sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment with caning in respect of count one and two years imprisonment on count two of causing inaccurate anguish.

The purchase, on the opposite hand, acknowledged that the sentences are to flee similtaneously.

“In eager about the acceptable sentence to be passed, I earn check of the reality that sexual aggravated assaults on females fill alarmingly elevated inside this jurisdiction and it must be nipped in the bud.

“The defendant showed no remorse as much as this point.

“He’s in my occupy notion, no longer handiest a clear and show veil hazard, but additionally a possibility to females.

“And, he’s going to fill to soundless no longer be given any sympathetic consideration to attend as a deterrent to other folk or persons of his adore,” Mr Olatawura acknowledged in his judgment.

The prosecution counsel, Olasanmi Oluwaseun, had suggested the court that the convict, on February 13, 2021 in Ado-Ekiti, sooner or later of the jurisdiction of the court, tried to rape Kolawole Omotola and likewise precipitated inaccurate anguish on her.

Ms Oluwaseun acknowledged that the offences contravened Sections 359 and 335 of the Prison Code Regulation, Cap. C16, Guidelines of Ekiti Say, 2012.

The prosecutor, to converse her case, called two witnesses and tendered statements of the victim, witnesses and the defendant as reveals.

In her testimony earlier than the court, the victim acknowledged, “I was sound asleep around 11: 00 p.m, I heard a bang at my door. I wakened to perceive what used to be occurring. The defendant all straight away emerged with a knife. He ordered me to lie down on the mattress, but I declined.

“He began hitting my head on the wall and punching me in the face. I was shouting loudly. This attracted the respect of my neighbours who got right here to my rescue after he had overpowered me.

“He used to be then handed over to the police, while I was taken to the clinic for medical medications on account of knife and bodily destroy I sustained sooner or later of the fight,” she suggested the court.

In his defence, the convict admitted and confessed to fill dedicated the offences.

The convict had suggested the court: ‘’After I broke to her residence, I needed to fill intercourse along with her, on legend of she regarded horny and good.

“It used to be painful for me no longer fill succeeded in having intercourse along with her. I overpowered her, but she used to be rescued by her neighbours.” 

(NAN)