A 41-year-old vulcanizer, Wasiu Ibrahim, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling his wife’s 15-year-old niece in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Justice Rahman Oshodi found Ibrahim guilty of the charge of defilement and noted that the prosecution had provided sufficient evidence to prove the case. T
he convict had initially denied making a confession in which he admitted to defiling the survivor. The court’s decision reflects its commitment to addressing sexual offenses and domestic violence.
He said, “Mr Wasiu Ibrahim, for sexual gratification, you violated the survivor after your wife returned home from a burial.
“She had lived with you since she was 10, and called you daddy; yet, it did not deter you.
“You threatened to beat her if she would tell anyone, after having sexual intercourse with her.
“She did not inform anyone until days later, after she was found crying at the back of a classroom at Estate Primary School, Ogba.
The judge said Ibrahim should be ashamed and punished, noting that the state had zero tolerance for sexual crimes.
“The charge of defilement for which you have be found guilty carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
“I hereby sentence you to life imprisonment, and your name will be in the Sexual Offences Register as maintained by Lagos State.”
NAN
