An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 71-year-old man, Sule Adeola to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl.
Adeola was arraigned on June 22, 2023, on a one-count charge of rape, contrary to Section 31(1) of the Child’s Right Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The prosecution, led by Julius Ajibare, presented four witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statement and medical report as evidence.
The victim, who lived with her grandmother, testified that Adeola, a neighbor, had repeatedly raped her between 2021 and 2023. She initially kept the abuse secret due to Adeola’s threats to harm her.
In the judgment on Thursday, Justice Blessing Ajileye stated: “It is unfortunate and saddening that recorded cases of intimate person’s sexual assault hit new highs every day.
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“From the totality of evidence on record, I am more persuaded by the prosecution’s evidence that there was proof of penetration. There is no scintilla of evidence available in the contrary. In all, I found that the prosecution proved the most essential ingredient of rape, i.e., penetration. The defendant penetrated the vagina of the victim, and I so hold.”
The judge pronounced: “The defendant, Sule Adeola, is found guilty of the offence of rape of a 10-year-old girl as charged. He is accordingly sentenced to life imprisonment.”
