The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Monday affirmed the 60 year jail term imposed on Adegboyega Adenekan, a former Supervisor...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Monday affirmed the 60 year jail term imposed on Adegboyega Adenekan, a former Supervisor of the Chrisland School, VGC, Lekki, Lagos convicted of defiling a two-year and 11-month old pupil of the school.
Delivering judgment on his appeal Monday, the three-man panel led by Justice Mohammad Garba unanimously affirmed the judgment of the lower court.Justice Nwaka while delivering judgment in the matter had said that Adenekan abused the trust of children in his care and the trust of their parents. The prosecution for Lagos State Government led by Mr Jide Boye in their response to the appeal, maintained that Adenekan committed the offence and that the Sexual Offences Special Court was just in sentencing the convict.Adenekan was arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on January 29, 2018 and had plead not guilty to the lone count charge of defilement.
During the trial at the Special Offences Court, seven witnesses including the pupil and her mother testified for the prosecution.Five witnesses, including Adenekan and the head teacher of the nursery arm of the Chrisland School, testified for defence.The pupil who was four-years old when she testified on March 22, 2018, had narrated to the court how Adenekan had defiled her.
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