A 27-year-old electrician, Olamide Ayodele, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling the eight-year-old daughter of his benefactor.
According to The PUNCH, Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence, held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against the convict.
She said, “The defendant is immoral, a mega liar, ungrateful, unkind, ruthless and rash in his conduct considering the survivor’s father picked him from the streets and treated him like one of his children.
“The attempt of the defence to also mislead the court by stating that the evidence of the survivor’s brother was expunged when in fact it was not. This was a complete misrepresentation of the records of the court.
“Lastly, the evidence of the defendant was wrought with lies and unreliable as he desperately sought to distance himself from the alleged offence.
“I am satisfied that the prosecution has proved the ingredients of defilement against the defendant.
“I hereby find the defendant guilty as charged; he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
The judge also ordered that the defendant be entered into the state’s sexual offenders registry.
The state prosecution counsel, Mrs Olufunke Adegoke and Ms Abimbola Abolade, told the court that the convict committed the crime on January 19, 2020, about 3pm on Ofini Street, Ijaiye, Meiran, Lagos.
The survivor was asleep in the afternoon when the criminal entered the room, covered her mouth with rags, defiled her, and promptly left the residence to watch football in a watching center, according to the prosecution.
According to the prosecutor, the survivor’s grandmother entered the room, saw her in a pool of blood, and called the police.
The prosecution called five witnesses during the trial, whereas the defendant was the only witness for the defense.
