Court sentences 30-year-old man to life imprisonment for defiling 14-year-old student
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Shola Oguntuase to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old Junior Secondary 3 student.
Delivering judgment on Tuesday, the judge, Justice Adekunle Adeyeye held that the prosecution proved its case against the defendant beyond all reasonable doubts.
He said: “From the entire circumstances, I have no doubt that the prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant raped the victim.
“The defendant is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
The convict was arraigned on a one-count charge of defilement.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Marcus Olowoyo, had told the court that Oguntuase defiled the minor on July 7, 2020 at Ire- Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Olowoyo presented the victim’s statement to the police as evidence in court.
The prosecutor also called four witnesses and tendered a medical report to prove his case against the defendant.
The defence counsel, Rotimi Adabembe, however did not call any witness.
