An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old vulcaniser, Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for defiling his wife's
The judge said that Ibrahim should be ashamed and punished, as Lagos State had zero tolerance for sexual crimes.
“The charge of defilement for which you have been 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,” Oshodi said. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Lagos State Government, which prosecuted the case, presented three witnesses during the trial.Ibrahim and two others testified for defence.
According to the Lagos State Government, Ibrahim committed the offence on January 26, 2017, at No. 61, Abeokuta St, Ogba, Lagos State.Advertisement
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