Justice Rahman Oshodi, of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday, 9th December, 2024, sentenced 23-year-old teacher, John Osifo, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil.
His name will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by Lagos State.
Delivering judgment, Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Osifo beyond every reasonable doubt.
According to him, evidence of the victim was corroborated by her mother’s evidence and medical examination which revealed the absence of hymen.
He said that the convict exploited the vulnerability of the child under his care to defile her and breached the position of trust he occupied.
Osifo was therefore sentenced to life imprisonment as the offence of defilement contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
0 Comments