Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a head teacher, Benjamin Ogba, to life imprisonment for defiling two underage girls, who are both seven years old.
His name will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by Lagos State.
The judge held that the prosecution proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt, with the ingredients of defilement to the court’s satisfaction.
“This serial paedophile, a head teacher, who is expected to teach his students morals, stooped so low and defiled the underage girls. What a shame!
“This irresponsible and randy teacher, who teaches his students nonsense, should be locked away,” she ruled.
The judge also praised the two survivors for their courage to speak up in court against their assailant and further urged parents not to relent in reporting sexual abuse cases to the appropriate authorities.
Soladoye said, “Continuous education and awareness of this issue of sexual menace must be at the forefront of all stakeholders in the administration of justice to advocate the rights of young children."
The convict committed the offence sometime in April and May 10, 2019, at Shalom Private School, Oke-Ira Road, Ebutte Metta in Lagos. He defiled the two survivors by having unlawful sexual intercourse with them. One of the girls, however, informed her mother and the case was reported at the police station.
This offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015 and Ogba, having been found guilty of the two counts bordering on defilement, is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the counts.
The sentencing, will however, run concurrently and his name registered in the Sex Offences Register as maintained by the Lagos State.
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