Defilement: Factory Worker To Remain In Prison For Life

A factory worker, Kazeem Adedayo, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment for inserting his fingers into the private part of his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter, 

The convicted Adedayo was sent to life in jail after being found guilty of the offence by Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, who held that the prosecution successfully proved the charge of sexual assault by penetration against the convict.

Justice Soladoye further declared that the evidence of the survivor corroborated a medical report that the survivor suffered repeated penetration.

According to the judge, "Evidence of the Investigative Police Officer (IPO) was also crucial in this case.

“The testimony of the survivor was truthful as she identified the defendant as ‘Baba Jamal’ and also gave a vivid account of how he inserted his fingers into her vagina while fetching water in the compound.

“A medical examination, which was carried out by Dr. Oyedeji Alagbe, also revealed a reddened and bruised vagina as the hymen was almost obliterated.

“The defendant was unable to explain why he was the only one pointed at, in a house full of tenants, as the perpetrator of the heinous crime.

“Evidence of the second defence witness, the defendant’s sister, is unreliable as she does not live with his brother and had no idea when the alleged fingering occurred.”

Justice Soladoye, who insisted that the prosecution proved the ingredients of the case against the defendant, posited that the survivor could not have consented to any sexual act with the defendant.

The judge added that two exhibits – A and B – tendered before the court, which were statements of the defendant and the survivor, were unambiguous.

Justice Soladoye said: “This honourable court is convinced that the overwhelming evidence is compelling, as the survivor identified the defendant in the dock.

“I hereby find the defendant guilty as charged, and he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.”

It would be recalled that the prosecution team, led by Mr. Olusola Shoneye, had presented three witnesses during the trial while the defence presented two.

In its argument before the court, the prosecution submitted that the convict committed the offence on January 12, 2018, at about 2.00 p.m on Markati Lane, Oshodi, Lagos State.

According to the prosecution, Sexual assault by penetration contravenes Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

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