A middle-aged man, Sunday Nwokolo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling a 12-year-old girl.
According to The PUNCH, the presiding Judge, Justice Ramon Oshodi, convicted Nwokolo on one count of defilement and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
It was reported that Nwokolo asked for compassion while sobbing in the dock.
His attorney, Chris Mbajike, appealed with the judge to balance justice and mercy.
The defendant, in his opinion, is a first-time offender.
The prosecutor, Bukola Okeowo, however, urged the court to sentence the defendant accordingly.
The defendant claimed that cops at Agboju Police Station compelled him to write various statements, and that the contradictions in his testimonies demonstrated that he was on a mission to tarnish the Nigeria Police Force with disorganized lies, according to the judge.
She said, “I do not have discretion in this matter but to refer to you as a paedophile, a liar and a dangerous offender.
“You are a dangerous offender because the victim said when you defiled her, blood came out of her private parts and you took her to the bathroom to clean up yet you said it was her menstrual flow.
“You are a dangerous offender because the victim suffered immensely in your hand and no other child should be made to suffer a similar fate. I consider you meriting the sentence of life imprisonment.”
