Court sentences security guard to 9 years imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl
An Magistrates’ Court in Igarra, Edo on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old security guard, Sunday Akpeji, to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a seven-year-old girl.
Court sentences security guard to 9 years imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl.
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Magistrate Nosa Musoe, held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubts with the evidence tendered in court.
“The prosecution's evidence is overwhelming and I hereby find Akpeji guilty.
“I sentence the defendant to nine years in prison with hard labour without any option of fine,” the magistrate said.
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The magistrate also ordered that the convict be taken to the Auchi correctional centre to serve his jail term.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Obeze Samuel told the court that the convict committed the offence on Aug. 19 at night time, at Enwan/Ososo Road, Uffa Quarters, Igarra in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo.
Samuel said the convict, who is a security guard in the compound defiled the minor at night when she got out to ease herself.
The offence, he said, is punishable Under Section 218 of the Criminal Code, Cap 48, Vol. 11, Laws of the Defunct Bendel State of Nigeria 1976 as applicable in Edo State.
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