By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man, Oto Edet to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter.
Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution proved the one-count charge of defilement against Edet. She held that Edet was a pathological liar and a dirty neighbour who should be ashamed of the hideous act.
According to her, the convict exhibits
unwholesome conduct by descending so low in having unlawful sexual intercourse with her neighbour’s daughter.
The judge further said that the prosecution successfully proved a compelling evidence against Edet, convicted him and subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Soladoye ordered that his name should be registered in the sexual offences register of Lagos State. She also advised parents and guardians to be more vigilant in training their children.
The judge also called on stakeholders in the justice sector to continually preach the gospel of zero tolerance to sexual abuse.
