Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court yesterday sentenced a dismissed policeman, Mohammed Alidu, to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old schoolgirl.
Delivering judgment in the matter, Justice Soladoye held that the prosecution has proved the offence of child defilement against the convict beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge described the convict as a disgrace to the Nigeria Police Force.
According to her, the convict failed to uphold the law and went about frolicking with an underage girl.
She said the survivors’ evidence was fully corroborated by the medical evidence.
“The evidence of the survivor is the most credible evidence in identifying the perpetrator.
“The vivid and oral testimony of the survivor satisfied the court that the prosecution has proved every inch of the ingredients.”
Justice Soladoye sentenced the convict to life imprisonment. “The defendant should have his name entered in the Sex Offenders Register of the Lagos State Government,” the judge held.
Nation/ Oluwayemisi Owonikoko
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