One Sunday Oluwafemi has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Ondo State for raping his wife’s 9-year-old niece.
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, handed down the judgment.
Olufemi committed the crime in Akure in 2019. The victim was said to live with him and her aunt.
He was found guilty as charged by Justice Yemi Fasanmi, who held that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
In his ruling, Justice Fasanmi said, “The confessional statement of the defendant, both written and oral, with that of the medical doctor showed without equivocation that he indeed committed the offence.
“The defendant has betrayed the victim’s trust in him, looking at him as a father and also the trust of his brother-in-law who saw him as a good guardian. The evidence of the charge was corroborated as there were several penetrations into the vault of the victim’s vaginal.
“I therefore, hold that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant had sexual intercourse with the victim severally and it was not consensual. The mandatory provision is that once a defendant is found guilty of rape, he is liable to life imprisonment.
“Based on the above reasoning and in strict adherence to the provisions of the law, I have no alternative than to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment and I so hold. The sole issue for determination is resolved in favour of the prosecution. He is convicted as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment.”
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