Man Who Sexually Abused Minor Jailed For Life

A Federal high court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced a man, Lanso Ogundele, to life imprisonment for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl.

During the trial, the state Prosecution Counsel, T.O Adeyemi, a Senior Counsel told the court that the convict committed the offence in Sept. 2018 at Olugbo area in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun.

The counsel said the convict  who is a neighbour to the victim’s parents, sent the girl on an errand while her parents were away.

“When the victim came back to deliver the message, the convict lured her into his room and forcefully had intercourse with her,” he said.

Adeyemi said that the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment and the medical report conducted revealed that the victim was sexually abused.

She said that the offence contravenes the sections 32 and 33 of the Child Rights Laws of Ogun, 2006.

Delivering the judgement, Justice Patricia Oduniyi convicted Ogundele after the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that he was guilty as charged.