Man bags life imprisonment in Ekiti for raping minor in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Ishau Gruma 30 to life imprisonment for raping a 6-year-old girl.
Making the pronouncement, justice Adekunle Adeleye, said the victim’s father’s statement, the medical report, the accused confession and his request for forgiveness as well as his direct and cogent statement corroborate the fact that the prosecution has successfully proven the element of the offence of rape.
The accused was 1st arraigned on 28/2/2020 when the charge was read and interpreted to him but pleaded not guilty.According to the victim’s father, he was asleep when the accused came to his house and used the opportunity to lure the girl into a nearby bush and forcefully had sex with his daughter. To proof his case, the prosecutor called 5 witnesses including the I.P.O and a medical doctor, exhibits tendered are the confessional statement of the accused and medical records.
The defendant spoke in his own defense through his counsel, Khadeejat Kolawole and called no witness.
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