An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a factory worker, Kazeem Adedayo, to life imprisonment for inserting his fingers into the private part of his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter.
Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution successfully proved the charge of sexual assault by penetration against Adedayo.
She said, “Evidence of the Investigative Police Officer (IPO) was also crucial in this case.
“The testimony of the survivor was truthful as she identified the defendant as Baba Jamal and also gave a vivid account of how he inserted his fingers into her vagina while fetching water in the compound.
“A medical examination which was carried out by Dr Oyedeji Alagbe also revealed reddened and bruised vagina as the hymen was almost obliterated.
“The defendant was unable to explain why he was the only one pointed at in a house full of tenants as the perpetrator of the heinous crime.
“Evidence of the second defence witness, the defendant’s sister, is unreliable as she does has no idea when the fingering occurred.
“This honourable court is convinced that the overwhelming evidence is compelling as the survivor identified the defendant in the dock.
“I hereby find the defendant guilty as charged, and he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Earlier, the prosecution team led by Mr Olusola Shoneye, Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, presented three witnesses during the trial while the defence presented two.
Shoneye submitted that the defendant committed the offence on January 12, 2018, at about 2.00 pm on Markati Lane, Oshodi, Lagos. (NAN)
