A 42-year-old Adewale Ilesanmi, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment over rape of a 16-year-old girl.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ado-Ekiti High Court for raping a girl in Isan Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti.
Ilesanmi was brought before the court by the police on Dec.16, 2021.
Justice Monisola Abodunde, who presided over the matter held that the case of rape of minors was assuming fashionable dimension in the jurisdiction.
”I cannot contradict the terms imposed by the law, the mandatory provision is that, once a defendant is convicted of rape, he is liable to imprisonment for life.
“Based on the above reasoning and in strict adherence with the provisions of the law, I have no alternative than to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment and I so hold, the judge ruled.
The police alleged that the convict carried out the offence on February 13, 2021 at Isan Ekiti, within the court jurisdiction.
It was revealed that the offence was contrary to the provisions of Section 31(2) of the Child’s Right Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
Writing the Police, the victim revealed that her father sent her on an errand to Iludun Ekiti from Isan Ekiti to acquire his ATM card and N8, 000 he saved at home.
“On my way back to Isan, I boarded the convict’s car.
”He touched me inappropriately on my breast and I warned him to stop.
”He took me to a bush between Isan and Iludun, and held me captive with a cutlass in his hand.
”He threatened to kill me with the cutlass if I refused to cooperate. He raped me and collected my father’s ATM card and N8, 000 from me and later gave it back to me and begged me not to tell my father,” she said.
While proving his case, Folashade Alli, who’s the prosecutor presented three witnesses and one pant, medical report, a big cutlass, statements of the defendant among others as exhibits.
The defendant while defending himself spoke through his counsel, T.J. Omidoyin but presented no witness.