An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State has sentenced a domestic help, Idris Ashimiyu, to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl.
Justice Abiola Soladoye handed down the sentence after finding the defendant guilty of a one-count charge of defilement, holding that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Key Highlights of the Judgment:
- Credible Testimony: Justice Soladoye commended the survivor’s account as coherent and consistent, noting that evidence firmly established she was a minor at the time of the incident and did not consent.
- Discovery of the Incident: The court heard that the survivor’s grandmother uncovered what had happened after searching for her and finding her with the convict.
- Offenders Register: Alongside the life sentence, the judge ordered that Ashimiyu’s name be officially entered into the Lagos State Sexual Offenders Register.
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