A 62-year-old man, Daudu Jimoh, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for raping a nine-year-old girl.
According to The, he committed the offence in 2019, and as a result, was apprehended and charged with one count of rape.
The charge read, “That you, Daudu Jimoh, on September 27, 2019, at Ilupeju Ekiti, within the jurisdiction of this court, did rape a nine-year-old girl, contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.”
In her testimony before the court, the victim stated that “Baba Cooler (the defendant) was our landlord and had slept with me four times before my sister discovered us on that particular day. He had informed me that if I told anyone, I would die
“In the afternoon of that day, he called me to his room. He asked me to sleep on the chair; he removed my pants and put his private parts in my bumbum. He was doing it when my sister caught us. My sister explained all that happened to my mother.”
The prosecutor, Julius Ajibare, presented four witnesses and the defendant’s testimonies as well as a medical report as exhibits.
The offender admitted to committing the crime but denied entering the victim’s intimate areas as he spoke in his own defence through his attorney.
In his judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said, “The confessional statements of the defendant, both written and oral, showed without equivocation that the defendant indeed committed the offence.
“In all, the prosecution had proved his case beyond reasonable doubt against the defendant. The sole issue for determination is resolved in favour of the prosecution. He is convicted as charged. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.”