A 25-year-old man, Olajide Fajana has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for raping a 17-year-old girl.
The convict was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of the offence by the court presided over by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye.
When the matter came up, the prosecutor, Adetola Johnson told the court that the convict was standing on a charge of rape, the offence he committed in Ikere-Ekiti on July 14, 2023.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C17, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The victim, in her testimony before the court said the convict hypnotised her before asking her to follow him home.
“He thereafter ordered me to pull off my clothes, and I did so.
“He gave me an egg to rub all over my body and broke it inside a bucket where he kept a black with red thread.
“He ordered me to lie down on the bed and then had sexual intercourse with me, saying I should go home and bring the sum of N16,000 to complete the sacrifice.
“But on getting home, I became conscious and told my mother about the incident.
“He had earlier warned me not to tell anyone about him otherwise I would die but I told my mother.”
The prosecutor, called three witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statements as an exhibit to prove his case.
The defendant who spoke in his own defence through his lawyer called no witnesses.
In his judgement, Justice Ogunmoye ruled, “The inevitable conclusion in the circumstance is that the guilt of the defendant had been established beyond a reasonable doubt, thus necessitating his conviction.
“He is accordingly convicted as charged and hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”
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