Lagos: Man bags 14 years jail term for sexual assault

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has sentenced a man identified as Nnanna Daniel to 14 years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

The court convicted and sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of sexual assault by penetration.

The prosecutor, I.D. Solarin, informed the court that the defendant, through his counsel S.N. Nwogu, had entered into a plea and sentence agreement, which necessitated amending the charge to attempted sexual assault by penetration.

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The amended charge was read to Daniel, and he pleaded guilty.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Oshodi said: “Sexual offences against children represent a grave violation of trust and cause profound harm to victims, their families, and the wider community.

“The prosecutrix in this case was a child of merely 13 years at the time of this incident — a young person entitled to protection, not exploitation.

“Having considered all relevant factors, I hereby sentence you to 14 years’ imprisonment, with the sentence deemed to have commenced from the date of your remand on May 18, 2018.

“Additionally, under the terms of the plea bargain, your family shall ensure your rehabilitation upon release, and you shall not have any direct or indirect contact with the prosecutrix or any member of her family.”

The offence contravened Sections 33 and 38 of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law of Lagos State, 2021.

 

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE