Court Jails Man 21 Years For Sexually Assaulting 10-year-old Girl

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has convicted and sentenced a man, Chinaza Abazienu, to 21 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and for attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl.

Justice Soladoye jailed Abazienu for 21 years after he entered into a plea bargain agreement with the prosecution to plead guilty to a two-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child.

The judge sentenced the convict to 14 years for attempted sexual assault by penetration and seven years imprisonment for indecent treatment of a child.

She held that the prison terms shall run consecutively.

The prosecutor, Ms. Abimbola Abolade, had earlier informed the court of the plea bargain application made by the defence, dated June 20 which proposed a 21 year jail term.

The defence counsel, Mr Donatus Egbe, also confirmed the acceptance of the plea bargain on behalf of the convict.

The prosecution had claimed that the convict committed the offences on August 3, 2020 on Yusuf Sanusi Street, Off Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, Lagos.

The offence, the prosecution said contravenes the provisions of sections 135 and 262 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.