Court Sentence Man To 30 Months Imprisonment For Raping 3-Yr-Old

In a recent ruling, the Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced Seun Olarewaju, a 20-year-old individual, to a 30-month prison term for the reprehensible act of raping a three-year-old girl. The conviction stemmed from an arraignment before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on June 6, 2022, where Olarewaju faced a one-count charge of rape…….CONTINUE READING

According to the charge, Olarewaju committed the offense on August 6, 2021, within the jurisdiction of the court, contravening section 31(1) of the Child Right Law, Cap C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. The victim’s mother, testifying before the court, recounted her shock upon discovering her daughter’s condition. She revealed, “I was not around; I did not know what happened until the following day when I was bathing my daughter. She did not allow me to wash her private part. When I checked, I saw it red and swollen. I was so scared. When I asked what happened to her bum bum, she repeatedly said it was Seun.”

The mother continued, “Thereafter, I heard Seun’s mother and my mother-in-law fighting outside. It was then I had the true picture of what happened; my brother-in-law narrated what transpired between Seun’s mother, my mother-in-law, and my daughter yesterday. I reported the matter to the police who later took over the matter.”

To establish the case, prosecutor Kunle-Shina Adeyemo presented three witnesses and submitted various pieces of evidence, including the defendant’s statement, pictures of the victim and defendant, and a medical report. The defendant, represented by counsel Luke Ekene, pleaded for leniency and called four witnesses.

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